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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2018.04.001

Subjective Happiness and Differential Loneliness Among Indian Adults

Ashutosh Srivastava*, Archana Shukla

Psychology Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India.

*Corresponding author: Ashutosh Srivastava

Published: April 11,2018

Abstract

This paper aims at exploring the role of age and gender in the experience of subjective happiness and differential loneliness among Indian adults and also to see how these two variables relate with each other. 200 young adults were interviewed for the purpose. ANOVA revealed significant age and gender related differences in the experience of subjective happiness and differential loneliness; while correlations have shown that of Subjective happiness has negative relationship with differential relationship.

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Subjective Happiness and Differential Loneliness Among Indian Adults

How to cite this paper: Ashutosh Srivastava, Archana Shukla. (2018). Subjective Happiness and Differential Loneliness Among Indian Adults. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 2(1), 1-10.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2018.04.001