Examination of the Relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Life Satisfaction of Individuals Over the Age of Fifteen

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between subjective well-being and life satisfaction perceptions of individuals over the age of fifteen. 344 randomly selected people participated in the study. «Gender», «age», «educational status» information was also obtained from these people. Participants were grouped according to age groups in the age ranges «15–19», «20– 39» and «40–64». This grouping was based on Ericsson's periods of psychosocial development. Subjective Well-Being Scale and life satisfaction scale were used as part of the research. As part of the study, the Pearson moments product correlation coefficient was calculated to determine whether there is a significant relationship between subjective well-being scores and life satisfaction scores of individuals over the age of fifteen. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that there was a positive, high-level significant relationship between subjective well-being scores and life satisfaction scores of individuals over the age of fifteen, r=.68, n=316, p<.01. However, subjective well-being scores of individuals over the age of fifteen were tested by simple linear regression analysis to determine whether they are a significant predictor of life satisfaction scores. According to the results of simple linear regression analysis of life satisfaction scores, when the results of the analysis are examined, it seems that subjective well-being is a significant predictor of life satisfaction, R=.676, R2=.46, F (1,314)=264.099, p<.01. In addition, in the study, the subjective well-being scale and life satisfaction scale were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA, whether the average score differed significantly according to gender, age, and educational status variables. Finally, the PISA 2015 exam examined the Student Well-Being rates and the Well-Being rates obtained from the study comparatively.