Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in aSouth African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates therelationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic anddemographics variables. The mean happiness score was 17.82 (SD= 2.92),indicating that individuals are happy with their lives. Further analysis revealedgender, age, marital status, educational attainment, household size andemployment status as significant predictors of subjective happiness. Householdsize was negatively associated with happiness. Household income was notimportant in explaining the variations in happinessscores. Age, education andemployment status were the highest predictors of happiness. The results of thestudy point to important findings relating to low income households and may forminputs into debates about wellbeing in South Africa.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Institution: North-West University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2297691490