Relationship Between Subjective Happiness and Wisdom of Retired Professionals
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
The aim of the study is, to find out the relationship between subjective happiness and wisdom among retired professionals. The current article presents the relationship between subjective happiness and wisdom in terms of studying the mean differences in wisdom based on subjective happiness level and also studying the type of relationship exists between these two. To conduct the study a sample of 180 retired professionals were selected. To measure the subjective happiness, a scale was developed by Sonja Lyubomirsky and Heidi S. Lepper (1997) used. To measure the wisdom of retired professional, a scale was developed and used called Self-Measured Wisdom Scale (SMWS). The results of the study indicated that, the age groups and subjective happiness are not significantly associated, which indicates there were no significant differences in subjective happiness based on age group. The mean differences seen in dimensions of wisdom were significant in relation to subjective happiness score, however subjective happiness was found to be positively and significantly related with wisdom’s components. Therefore it was found from the study that subjective happiness was reflected to be an essential aspect and positively associated with wisdom of retired professionals.
Authors and Affiliations
G. Swarupa Rani, S. Sravanthi Reddy, T. Asha Jyothi
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