Life Values and Subjective Well-being among Indian University
Students : Scrutinizing the Omnipresent North-South Divide

J 2018

Life Values and Subjective Well-being among Indian University Students : Scrutinizing the Omnipresent North-South Divide

ČEJKOVÁ, Eliška, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Rajneesh CHOUBISA and V. VIJAYALAKSHMI

Basic information

Original name

Life Values and Subjective Well-being among Indian University Students : Scrutinizing the Omnipresent North-South Divide

Authors

ČEJKOVÁ, Eliška (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Rajneesh CHOUBISA (356 India) and V. VIJAYALAKSHMI (356 India)

Edition

Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 2018, 0019-4247

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

India

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/18:00103624

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Happiness; life values; life satisfaction; subjective well-being

Abstract

V originále

The objective of this study is to assess the level of subjective well-being among Indian students from North and South and explore the links between their life values and subjective well-being. The current attempt investigated the contrasting effects in a student sample of 168 North-Indian and 187 South-Indian university students. Standardized assessment tools namely, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985); The Happiness Measure (Fordyce, 1988); and Valued Living Questionnaire (Wilson et al., 2010) were used for data collection in the present context. The results suggest that levels of life satisfaction differ across the samples and, peculiarly, North Indian students experience happiness more intensively as compared to their Southern counterparts. The correlations between life values and well-being point out the North-South divide in the manifestation of life values and well-being. In the end, the probable reasoning behind this stark contrast was provided to justify the omnipresent differences.

Citovat

ČEJKOVÁ, Eliška, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Rajneesh CHOUBISA and V. VIJAYALAKSHMI. Life Values and Subjective Well-being among Indian University Students : Scrutinizing the Omnipresent North-South Divide. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 2018, vol. 44, No 2, p. 238-248. ISSN 0019-4247.

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ČEJKOVÁ, Eliška, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Rajneesh CHOUBISA and V. VIJAYALAKSHMI. Life Values and Subjective Well-being among Indian University Students : Scrutinizing the Omnipresent North-South Divide. \textit{Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology}. Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 2018, vol.~44, No~2, p.~238-248. ISSN~0019-4247.

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