SELF-ACCEPTANCE, CHOICE OF LIVING AIMS AND FEELING OF HAPPINESS IN BULGARIAN STUDENTS Cover Image

СЕБЕПРИЕМАНЕ, ИЗБОР НА ЖИТЕЙСКИ ЦЕЛИ И ЧУВСТВО ЗА ЩАСТИЕ ПРИ БЪЛГАРСКИ СТУДЕНТИ
SELF-ACCEPTANCE, CHOICE OF LIVING AIMS AND FEELING OF HAPPINESS IN BULGARIAN STUDENTS

Author(s): Borian Andreev
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: In the present study was examined the relationship between self acceptance, relationship with others, and their influence on life purposes choice. Moreover, it was investigated how this purposes correlated with sense of happiness. Results showed that positive self acceptance, and positive relation with others, strongly correlated with altruistic purposes. It has been found significant influence of altruism on happiness. Self acceptance based on apprehension of failure, without life mission, without engagement to the others, are not correlated with none of group of life purposes, and are connected only with conformism. The conformism showed negative influence on happiness. It was established high correlation among hedonistic life oriented purposes and purposes directed to financial success. But it was found that these group of life purposes have not influence on happiness.

  • Issue Year: 09/2006
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 137-145
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian