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Positive and negative affect, and grit as predictors of happiness and life satisfaction.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Singh, Kamlesh Jha, Shalini |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | This study explores the relationship between the concepts of Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Positive and Negative Affect and Grit. Happiness is the average level of satisfaction over a specific period, the frequency and degree of positive affect manifestations or the extent to which an individual experiences positive emotional states, and the relative absence of negative affect. Life Satisfaction is one’s evaluation of satisfaction with life in general and Grit refers to the character strength of perseverance described in Positive Psychology. The study was carried out on 254 undergraduate students of technology. Results revealed that the concepts of Grit, Positive Affect, Happiness and Life Satisfaction are significantly positively correlated. Negative Affect showed a significantly negative correlation with Grit, Happiness and Life Satisfaction. Stepwise regression analysis showed that Positive Affect, Grit and Negative Affect together account for 19% of the variance in Life Satisfaction. Grit, Negative Affect and Positive Affect account for 11% of the total variance in Happiness |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ippanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kamlesh-SinghGrit-PANA.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
