Measuring Happiness of University Students

Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Assess Student Happiness

“…Happiness is a very broad topic that have been studied from various aspects and in various domains including work environment (Diener et al, 1993), society (Graham & Felton, 2006), and particularly in higher education institutions (Abecia et al,2014). As stated previously, satisfaction and happiness are positively correlated, and the terms are used interchangeably in the literature (Oxford University Press, 2018).…”

“…The marketing and educational quality outcomes are critical for academic institutions, thus, it is important to identify the predictors of student satisfaction. In one of the recent studies, Abecia et al (2014) conducted a study measuring student happiness at the University of Mindanao, in which 381 students were surveyed on 34 pre-determined sources of happiness. Factor analysis was used as the quantitative assessment tool, which consisted of eight constructs including competition dimension, lifestyle dimension, intellectual, technology, altruism, night life, care dimension and celebrations.…”

“…Happiness is defined as an emotional state of feeling good (Layard, 2005). Since, people may have different understanding about happiness and their perception of happiness can differ, it is difficult to judge the level of happiness (Abecia et al, 2014). More importantly, it is noted that happiness is a feeling that is felt inwardly, which is hard to measure.…”

“…Assessed as an emotional state, happiness has been associated with various factors of professional and daily life in the literature. Some of the factors include wellness, spiritual stability, health status, friends and networks, along with individual growth (Abecia et al, 2014). Furthermore, productivity, salary, success, being energetic, sociable, having more fulfilling friendships are correlated with happiness in professional life (Martin, 2014).…”

Psychological Happiness among Sultan Qaboos University Students in Oman

“…University is the most significant stage in the lives of many students because it helps shape their personalities and develop their values (Abecia et al, 2014). Many students begin their university experience with some form of anxiety or other psychological problems due to the stress of academic life and other difficulties (Yoldascan, Ozenli, Kutlu, Topal, & Bozkurt, 2009).…”