Happiness as a scientific category

Zhuravlev, A.; Yurevich, A. V.

doi:10.1134/s1019331614040091

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“…As a result, the concept of happiness seems elusive and intangible, and it is generally considered that the study of happiness is not proper scientific research [36]. However, the term is increasingly used in international institutions' documents to assess the quality of life in cities, countries, or continents with precise, quantifiable indicators [37]. As a result, scientists have also begun to attach greater importance to this subject.…”

Section: Psychosocial Associationsmentioning

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Exploring Urban Agricultural Practices’ Association with Farmers’ Psychosocial Well-Being in Dar Es Salaam and Greater Lomé. A Perceptual Study

Konou,

Zinsou-Klassou,

M. Mwakalinga

et al. 2024

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As practiced in Africa, urban agriculture (UA) has been examined in the literature and by architecture and urban planning experts, revealing both advantages and disadvantages for health. While the recognized disadvantages are not negligible, the literature focuses mainly on the positive outcomes about food security and improved socio-economic conditions for farmers. However, little research has focused on farmers' perceptions of the effect of this practice on their psychological well-being. This study seeks to delve into this aspect by surveying 733 farmers in Dar es Salaam and Greater Lomé to map UA's distribution, assess its benefits and challenges, study its psychosocial associations, and demonstrate how architectural design and urban planning can enhance its spatial distribution and overall benefits. The standardized Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and non-standardized questionnaires are used to evaluate their responses. Using logistic regression and spatial analysis techniques with Python and QGIS 3.32.2-Lima, the analysis uncovers that farmers attribute improved psychological well-being to their involvement in UA. The study found that farmers' happiness due to UA varies by location within a city, with those on the outskirts generally more satisfied than those in urban centers. Additionally, women farmers reported greater happiness than men farmers, highlighting UA's role in empowering women. The research underscores UA's positive association with practitioners' psychological health in Africa and advocates for its integration into urban planning to promote equitable and beneficial urban spaces.

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Section: Psychosocial Associationsmentioning

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Exploring Urban Agricultural Practices’ Association with Farmers’ Psychosocial Well-Being in Dar Es Salaam and Greater Lomé. A Perceptual Study

Konou,

Zinsou-Klassou,

M. Mwakalinga

et al. 2024

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“…In research of Russian scientists, the situation is similar: life satisfaction considered as a psychological equivalent of happiness, or as its components and even as a prerequisite. In gen-eral, happiness, subjective well-being, life satisfaction, subjective quality of life, the meaning of life -being different concepts cover one ontological field and are closely related to one another (Zhuravlyov & Yurevich, 2014). However, the high level of income does not guarantee life satisfaction (Ilin & Morev, 2016, p. 927).…”

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The Role of Personality Traits in Assessing the State of the Russian Society by Persons with Different Economic Behaviour

Гагарина

2018

Review of Business and Economics Studies

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The article describes what indicators of the condition of society are used in Russia and abroad. Publications in which happiness, subjective economic well-being, life satisfaction, subjective quality of life and others are considered in this capacity, are reviewed. The question of the role of personality traits in assessing the situation in the country is raised, as well as the impact of these assessments on the economic behaviour of citizens. The results of the empirical study of 260 subjects using questionnaires, which include questions about the political, psychological, social, economic situation in the country, economic behaviour and psycho-diagnostic tests, are presented. The interrelations of assessments of the political and psychological situation in the country with personal traits and debt behaviour are revealed. Extraversion and openness to experience are negatively, and conscientiousness is positively interconnected with positive assessments of the state of the Russian society. The differences in assessments of the state of the Russian society among respondents with different investment preferences are described. Keywords: political, social and psychological state of society; subjective assessment of the state of society; subjective economic well-being; personality traits; economic behaviour; investment behaviour, debt behaviour, crypto-currency mining JEL Classification: C91, D14, D84

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Specifics of Happiness Felt Over by Students with Different Life-Purpose Orientations

Garanina

Андронова

2022

IntegrEdu

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Introduction. The integral concept of happiness relies on understanding the influence on its feeling specifics, the external conditions of life. Moreover, it depends on the individual psychological properties and states of the personality and its semantic and value orientations. Despite a great deal of works devoted to this phenomenon, there are practically no publications in the scientific literature on the relationship between the degree of happiness experienced by students and their meaning-of-life orientations, which determined the purpose of our study – to study the features of the relationship between meaning-of-life orientations and the level of happiness of students. Materials and Methods. The results of an empirical study among students of the Mordovia State University in various fields of training are presented. The sample size is 110 people. The study was conducted using several test methods: “Oxford Happiness Questionnaire” by M. Argyll, “Existence Scale” by A. Langle and K. Orgler (translated by S. V. Krivtsova), “Life-Sense Orientations (LSS)” by J. Crumbaugh and L. Makholik (adapted by D. A. Leontiev). Spearman’s rs rank correlation test, factor, cluster analysis and Mann-Whitney U test were used for mathematical processing. Results. In the course of the study, the features of life orientations, existential values of students and their level of happiness were studied. The results show that the level of happiness, meaningfulness and fulfillment of life among students does not depend on the profile of their education (natural science or humanities). Statistically significant correlations between the level of happiness and the degree of fulfillment of life, self-transcendence, freedom, personality, existentialism, self-distancing, as well as the meaningfulness of students' life, were revealed. As a result of factor analysis, three groups of factors were identified that link the indicators of meaningfulness, existentialism and fulfillment of life with the level of happiness of the subjects: “Meaningfulness of Life”, “Productivity of Life” and “Level of Happiness”. Discussion and Conclusion. The conclusions made by the authors contribute to the development of ideas about the dominant life orientations of students and their influence on the experience of happiness. The materials of the article can be used in teaching and psychological counseling of students to increase the degree of awareness of the meanings, goals and process of life, which can contribute to an increase in their level of happiness.

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Happiness as a scientific category

Cited by 7 publications

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Exploring Urban Agricultural Practices’ Association with Farmers’ Psychosocial Well-Being in Dar Es Salaam and Greater Lomé. A Perceptual Study

Exploring Urban Agricultural Practices’ Association with Farmers’ Psychosocial Well-Being in Dar Es Salaam and Greater Lomé. A Perceptual Study

The Role of Personality Traits in Assessing the State of the Russian Society by Persons with Different Economic Behaviour

Specifics of Happiness Felt Over by Students with Different Life-Purpose Orientations

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