Happiness among tourism students: a study on the effect of demographic variables on happiness

Toker B., Kalıpçı M. B.

Anatolia, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.299-309, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13032917.2021.1914119
  • Dergi Adı: Anatolia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, Hospitality & Tourism Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.299-309
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Happiness, tourism schools, tourism students, OHQ-SF, Turkey
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.This study investigated tourism students’ levels of happiness and their associations with demographics. A questionnaire was administered to 302 tourism students in Turkey. Data were collected using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-Short Form (OHQ-SF) and personal information form. The students’ happiness was moderate. The reliability of the OHQ-SF was found to be sufficient. Through factor analysis, one dimension was obtained from the happiness scale. Gender, status of those participating in sports, and its weekly frequency were significantly related to happiness. However, class, department, working status, social media usage, number of siblings, spending status, whether their parents were alive, and were together or separated were not significantly related to happiness.