- Dicle Üniversitesi Ziya Gökalp Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
- Issue: 24
- WHAT DO ADULTS ATTRIBUTE THEIR HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS TO IN DAILY LIFE?
WHAT DO ADULTS ATTRIBUTE THEIR HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS TO IN DAILY LIFE?
Authors : Ali Eryilmaz
Pages : 161-183
Doi:10.14582/DUZG
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Publication Date : 2015-04-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :The present study aims to focus on what adults attribute their happiness and unhappiness to in their daily lives, and whether the frequency of the cases of happiness and unhappiness does vary depending on certain periods of the day. 68 adults participated in this study. The method was experience sampling method. One experience sampling data form and one personal information form were used. The sentence-based content analysis method was used. The results revealed that causes of the happiness and unhappiness of Turkish adults seem to vary conditional on three physical contexts, and the ratio of happiness was much higher than that of unhappiness. The frequency of the cases of happiness and unhappiness varied in accordance with the periods of the day.Keywords : Happiness, unhappiness, adults