Page No 118-128
Mosmi Devi, Ashu Dhawan, and Vatika
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Helping attitudes are the emotions, beliefs, and behaviors of an individual toward helping
others in need and the welfare of other individuals. Such attitudes are formed based on
the personal values an individual holds. Holding certain personal values and helping
attitudes towards others can facilitate maintaining and increasing an individual’s
happiness. The present study aims to establish a relationship in which helping attitudes
and personal values predict the level of happiness. The study includes a sample of
young adults (N=100) from different educational institutes. Their age ranges from 18 to
25 years. The sample had been divided evenly between 2 groups: Males (N=50) and
Females (N=50). The information was gathered using 3 self-report standardized
questionnaires: the Helping Attitude Scale, the Personal Values Questionnaire (PVQ)
and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). Initially, data was analyzed using
Pearson’s correlation coefficient. It was found that there is a positive correlation among
helping attitudes, personal values and happiness. From the correlation matrix, it was
seen that only helping attitudes are significantly correlated with happiness. After
computing multiple regression analysis, it was found that helping attitudes (β = 0.152)
are a significant predictor of happiness among young adults whereas personal values
(β = 0.069) are not a strong indicator of happiness