Research on Orientation to Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Comparative Analysis between Students and Working Adults

Happiness and Life satisfaction are affective and cognitive components of subjective wellbeing, and influence and enhance various aspects of our life. This study aims to understand the relationship between orientations to happiness and life satisfaction in both students and working adults. Orientation to Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale were administered on 85 students and 87 working adults (N=172) through google forms. Pearson′s correlation analysis showed a statistically significant positive correlation between orientations to happiness and life satisfaction in working adults, however, a negative to slightly positive relationship was observed in case of students, which was not statistically significant. A statistically significant difference of correlation between orientation to happiness and life satisfaction between students and working adults was observed. These findings highlight the differences in students and working adults.