Relationship of Happiness with: Self-Discrepancy and Perceived Communication

Abstract

Background: Happiness is the well-being state of the personal which is associated with the difference between their actual self & ideal self (self-discrepancy), and perception to communicate. Objective: To study the relationship of happiness with self-discrepancy and perceived communication. Methods: A correlational research design was applied, it was implemented on 82 samples belonging to the age range of 15-25. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) by Lyubomirsky et al.,(1999), Regulatory Focus Questionnaire(RFQ) by Higgins et al.,(2001) and Self-Perceived Communication Competence(SPCC) by McCroskey et al.,(2013) were administered to the samples to measure happiness, self-discrepancy and perceived communication respectively. Additionally, gender differences were also examined among the variables using descriptive analysis. Result: The results proposed that there is a significant relationship between happiness & promotion dimension of self-discrepancy and happiness & public, meeting, group, dyad and friends dimensions of perceived communication. Based on the descriptive analysis, both the genders show similar outcome to happiness, self-discrepancy and perceived communication. Conclusion: By all counts, with the proven results, happiness is associated with self-discrepancy and perceived communication. Unique contributions: This study will help people to understand the need to harmonize their quality of life and, to synchronize with themselves and the society, effectively.