MEASURING PERCEIVED HAPPINESS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG

• Main Author: Fitria Balabagan (19015097), Sara
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/30816
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Happiness is one of the positive emotions that everyone needed, including students. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, many students tend to be quite/somewhat happy according to preliminary study <br /> <br /> research in Institut Teknologi Bandung. This study aims to find the perceived happiness of <br /> <br /> Students in Institut Teknologi Bandung according to the level of Happiness Index and factor <br /> <br /> of student’s happiness. The sample of this research is Undergraduate Students (&#119873; = 400) by <br /> <br /> revering cluster sampling. The research instrument was used a closed questionnaire adopted by <br /> <br /> Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and happiness factor analysis. The data analysis used <br /> <br /> quantitative analysis by Principal Component Analysis method. This research showed two <br /> <br /> findings; First, most of the Undergraduate students are categorized 54% in Rather Happy-Pretty <br /> <br /> Happy. Secondly, the factors that affect student’s happiness are Achievement, Leisure Time, <br /> <br /> Social & Campus Life, and Health & Economy Condition. This research finds that <br /> <br /> undergraduate students still have 1% category of not happy, the lowest category in this <br /> <br /> research. Therefore, this research generates a recommendation for all parties to more <br /> <br /> considering the importance of happiness.