Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Debatree Mukherjee ¹, Saugata Basu ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Barrackpore Rastraguru, Surendranath College, Barrackpore, Kolkata, IN
2 Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

The present study, intending to determine contributory factors of happiness, undertakes following variables: attachment pattern, ego functions, emotional intelligence, inner-other directedness and meaning in life as intrinsic factors and number of stressful life events in last one year as extrinsic factor. The sample was clustered into four age groups: Group-I(21 -30)years, Group-II(31-40)years, Group-III(41-50)years, Group-IV(51-60)years, each group comprising 50 males and 50 females. Personal Information Schedule, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Relationship Scale Questionnaire, Ego Functions Assessment Scale Modified, Assessing Emotions Scale, Inner-Other Directedness Social Preference Scale, Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire were administered. Results reveal no significant gender difference regarding happiness. Significant age differences have been found in happiness; and in fearful attachment pattern, judgment, sense of reality, drive control, object relations, thought process, defensive functioning, stimulus barrier, synthetic-integrative functioning of ego functions, presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life. In group-I, Presence of meaning in life, emotional intelligence, secured attachment pattern; in group-II, presence of meaning in life, emotional intelligence, inner-other directedness, secured attachment pattern; in group-III, presence of meaning in life, secured attachment pattern, thought process, emotional intelligence; in group-IV presence of meaning in life, emotional intelligence, synthetic-integrative functioning, secured attachment pattern, inner-other directedness were found to be contributory to happiness.

Keywords

Happiness, Attachment Pattern, Ego Functions, Emotional Intelligence, Inner-Other Directedness and Meaning in Life.

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Debatree Mukherjee ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Barraekpore Rastraguru Surendranath College Barraekpore, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the contributory factors of happiness among college students. Following variables were studied: attachment pattern, emotional intelligence, inner-other directedness, number of stressful life events in last one year. A sample of 200 students (100 males & 100 females) was selected. Personal Information Schedule, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Relationship Scale Questionnaire, Assessing Emotions Scale, Inner- Other Directedness Social Preference Scale, Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale were administered individually to all subjects to fulfill research objectives. Results reveal no significant gender difference regarding happiness. Significant positive correlations have been found between happiness and secured attachment pattern. Emotional Intelligence, Inner-Other Directedness. Significant negative correlation has been found between happiness and preoccupied attachment pattern. Emotional intelligence, secured attachment pattern, inner-other Directedness and preoccupied attachment pattern have been found to contribute significantly to happiness.

Keywords

Happiness, Attachment Pattern, Emotional Intelligence, Stressful Life Events, College Students.

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