Abstract

TORRES DEIK, Mauricio; MOYANO-DIAZ, Emilio  and  PAEZ, Darío. Youth Behavior in College to Search of Happiness: Characterization and Effectiveness. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.4, pp.1419-1428. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.UPSY13-4.cjub.

It seeks to determine what behaviors are performed to get happiness and his efficiency. We evaluated 433 college students who completed a questionnaire (CCPF) constructed to measure the frequency and efficiency of conduct issued to increase happiness, and Subjective Happiness Scale of Lyubomirsky and Lepper, controlling the variables sex, religion and self-ascribed personality. In general, there is moderate levels of happiness without registering differences in this according to sex, religion or self-ascribed personality. The students frequently perform behaviors to increase happiness -women more than men - and are reported as moderately effective. Women perform more activities of affiliation, religious and passive leisure, and men more physical activities and related to instrumental goals. The frequency and effectiveness of actions carried out to increase the happiness predict significant and positively happiness scores. Higher happiness scores correspond to those who classify themselves as extroverts.

Keywords : Pro-happiness behaviors; youth; behavioral strategies.

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