THE HAPPINESS PROJECT: ENHANCING HAPPINESS THROUGH TRAINING
Dr. Asha Menon, HOD, Associate Professor, Dept of Human Development, S.P.N. Doshi Women’s College,Ghatkopar,Mumbai-400086. Mobile: 9892474794.
Email: asha_menon1@rediffmail.com
Abstract
To be happy is one of the major goals of human beings. The present study explores whether there is a difference between before and after interventions related to happiness. The objectives of this study were to compare subjective happiness before and after intervention and to suggest activities to enhance happiness in pre-adolescent under privileged girls. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. 88 early adolescent under privileged girls from semi English medium school participated
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Happiness is a positive emotional state that is subjectively defined by each person. Theories of happiness have been divided into three types: need/goal satisfaction theories, process/activity theories and genetic/personality predisposition (Diener, Oishi, & Lucas, 2009). In regard to need/goal satisfaction theories Freud and Maslow suggested that the reduction of tension or the satisfaction of needs lead to happiness. In short it was theorized that we are happy because we have reached our goals. Such “happiness as satisfaction” makes happiness a target of our psychological …show more content…
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