An Investigation of the Relationship between Students' Mental Health and Happiness

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between students' mental health and happiness. It was a descriptive study following a correlational approach with a statistical population of all educational sciences students (bachelors and masters) in the University of Sistan and Baluchestan which included ۴۰۰ subjects. The sampling was done in a simple random method and a number of ۱۹۶ subjects were studied as samples based on Morgan's table. Research tools included Goldberg's questionnaire (۱۹۷۹) including ۲۸ questions on General Health Questions (GHQ) and Argyle and Crossland's happiness questionnaire (۱۹۸۹) including ۲۹ questions. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed and their reliability was estimated using Cronbach's Alpha. Descriptive and inferential analyses including Pearson's correlation coefficient and independent t-test were used for data analysis. Results of Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive significant relationship between mental health and happiness of students. Results of the independent t-test showed that there is no significant difference between mental health and happiness of the students in terms of their marital status.

کلیدواژه ها:

mental health ، Happiness ، Education ، Relationship