A Comparative Study on the Happiness Level Among Parents and Teachers

Abstract

Happiness is often used as a term of subjective well-being in psychology (Lyubomirsky et.al;2005a, Sagiv et al. 2004. Happiness is that someone likes to achieve something, it is a period the internal satisfaction This can differ from one person to another depending on their moods and contexts. It is characterized by the feeling of being joyful, increase in satisfaction level, and contentment of their achievements reflected in the forms of subjective well-being. Typically, happiness is considered as an emotional situation which is expressed by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfilment. This study is conducted to find out the happiness level of parents and teachers. Happiness questionnaire by Oxford University was utilised. 40 participants are randomly selected out of which 20 are parents of regular children and disabled children respectively and 20 are teachers out of which 10 are regular teachers and 10 are regular teachers. The results revealed that there is no difference in the happiness level of parents and teachers. Hence it is concluded that happiness depends on individual, their attitudes and contexts.