Keywords
Happiness
Retired Older Adults
Young Adults
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Abstract
Due to significant advancements in science and technology, particularly in the field of health sciences, older adults are a demographic that is becoming more and more prevalent in the modern world. An issue facing the world is the growing number of elderly people, and the government needs to focus more on this demography. In 2019, Sourour Y et.al. Life satisfaction has recently been proposed as the best indicator of the quality of life. Individual experiences in the outside world led to a deep and universal inner contentment known as life satisfaction. It expresses the individual's optimistic view of life and reflects their emotions towards the past, present, or future. Akarsu TN, Yeniaras V.(2017). Older persons with more life satisfaction also seem to engage more in health-promoting practices. Vijayakumar G, et.al.(2016). Life satisfaction (LS) correlates with various factors. They examined 141 empirical studies on young people's life satisfaction. According to C.L. Proctor et.al. (2009), research generally shows that children who are happy with their lives report better social and interpersonal connections, engage in healthier activities, and act less violently and antisocially. Everyone has the right to happiness, which is a universal value that everyone strives for. It has been underlined that an individual's sense of coherence affects this crucial health indicator. Lee T.S.H., and Chiang, H.H.,(2018). Presently individuals have developed a heightened interest in happiness as an objective. Numerous factors correlate with happiness in older persons. This particular study's objective was to evaluate life satisfaction and happiness among retired elderly persons compared to young adults. The sample had 120 participants, including 60 older persons, and 60 young adults. The sample consisted of people from Bangalore City. The researcher personally interacted with older and younger persons to administer the life satisfaction and Oxford Happiness questionnaire. A purposive sample design was selected for the investigation. The mean, standard deviation, and t-value were calculated using suitable statistical methods. The findings indicated a substantial disparity in life satisfaction and happiness between older and younger persons. A notable gender disparity was observed concerning life satisfaction and happiness.
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