GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE PURSUIT AND PERCEPTION OF HAPPINESS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Happiness is described as a person's confidence in their capacity to carry out a task or achieve a level of performance that allows them to exert control over circumstances that have an impact on their lives. In the life and prospects of students, Happiness is crucial. Their ability to succeed in life will increase and decrease as their Happiness. The goal of the current study was to look at the relationship between gender and general happiness. A 4-item survey measuring general happiness (GHS) was conducted with a total of 30 students, 15 of whom were male and 15 of whom were female. Correlation tests were used in the quantitative analysis of the data. As the main independent variable, gender was taken into consideration. In contrast to original predictions, the research found a statistically negligible association between gender and happiness (r = -0.425, p > 0.05), indicating that gender had negative effect on happiness levels in this situation. If the significant result indicates that there are differences in happiness levels between genders, the conclusion could state that there is a statistically significant disparity in happiness levels between men and women (or other gender categories if included).