وضعيت شادابي دانشجويان دانشكده مديريت و اطلاع رساني پزشكي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي ايران

University Studentsʹ Happiness at Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Happiness comprises at least of three components: emotional, social and cognitive. The emotional aspect produces positive expression ; the social brings about expanded positive relationships with others and the cognitive component creates a thinking which optimistically interprets daily events . Due to limited research done on this issue and its importance for the physical and mental health of university students , this study was carried to include 303 subjects selected from among the students of the faculty of management and medical information sciences at Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services . Oxford Happiness questionnaire , which includes 29 multiple-choice items made from the inverted forms of Beck test by Argyle and Lu in 1989 , was used for data collection . Obtained data were analyzed in SPSS using chi-square , t-test and ANOVA . 26% were male and the rest female . Their happiness scale was 42+ 14 which indicated no significant difference with that of students in developed countries . No significant correlation was found between studentsʹ happiness and variables such as age , sex , major , educational period and area of residence . However , a positively significant correlation was found between studentsʹ happiness and their interest in their major ; and their hopefulness to occupational future . Therefore , introducing university majors prior to the studentsʹ admission , education in one of the favorite majors and giving hope to students that university provides them with an opportunity in achieving occupational accomplishments can influence their happiness .