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A Study of Life Events Influenced on Happiness of College Students

Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology / Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, (P)1229-0653;
2011, v.25 no.1, pp.115-135
https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2011.25.1.007

(2011). A Study of Life Events Influenced on Happiness of College Students. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 25(1), 115-135, https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2011.25.1.007

Abstract

The present research was conducted to examine how positive and negative life events affect happiness and effect of frequency of the events on happiness. The life events were categorized into a relation focused event and a individual focused event based on cultural perspective and it was examined how the two categorized events affected happiness. In survey, 361 respondents reported how 30 positive and 30 negative events affected their happiness and the frequency of the events. Then, they rated their perceived happiness. In results, getting pocket money or salary was the most influential event and chatting with friends was the most frequent event in the positive events. In the negative events, anxiety of unemployment was the most influential and frequent event. And the positive events were positively correlated with perceived happiness, while the negative events were negatively correlated with happiness. Finally, the relation focused event was a significant predictor of perceived happiness in the positive events. However, the individual focused event was a significant predictor of perceived happiness in the negative events. Some practical implications of the present findings are discussed.

keywords
Happiness, positive event, negative event, relation focused event, individual focused event, 행복, 행복관련 사건, 불행관련 사건, 관계 중심적 사건, 개인 특성적 사건

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