Fatemeh Mahmoudi
Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranPublications
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Research
Determination of the Level of Happiness among Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Author(s): Abdolreza Mahmoudi, Fatemeh Mahmoudi*, Maryam Shamsaei, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki and Hashem Kakaei
Introduction and Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the level of happiness and vitality as one of the effective factors on increasing students' success in education and spiritual well-being. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Five hundred and seven students from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were selected by stratified random sampling and responded to the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using “SPSS 19” software, descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results indicate that mean of happiness among participants was 40.9 ± 13.1 (ranged from 2 to 87) which was moderate. Also mean score of happiness among males was significantly higher than females (43.5 ± 15.0 and 40.1 ± 12.4, p=0.. Read More»