RT Journal Article
T1 Comparison of happiness in students of a public and private university in Peru
A1 Aragón Cruz, Walker
A1 Laura Chauca, Sonia
A1 Gómez Bailón, Percy
A1 Fuentes López, José
A1 Barrientos Paredes, Katia
A1 Bedoya Gonzales, María
A1 Yucra Mamani, Yudi
A1 Flores Gutiérrez, Claudia
A1 Cossio Bolaños, Marco Antonio
A1 Gómez Campos, Rossana
AB BACKGROUND: Happiness is a positive component of mental well‑being. In young universitystudents, it is linked to ideals in many areas, such as physical health, mental health, harmoniousinter‑personal relationships, academic performance, and professional success. The aim of the studywas to compare the happiness of university students from a state and private university accordingto professional areas and age range.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross‑sectional study with selected 312 universitystudents was conducted. The age range was from 17 to 32 years. The two professional areas surveyedwere health sciences and engineering. Happiness was measured using a scale with 11 questions andfour dimensions [1: Positive sense of life (three questions), 2: Satisfaction with life (three questions),3: Personal fulfilment (two questions), and 4: Joy of living (three questions)]. The normality of thedata was verified. Differences between sexes, areas, universities and ages were verified by t‑testfor independent samples. Differences between age ranges were verified by Anova.RESULTS: This study showed that there were no differences in happiness between EU and UPstudents when compared by gender, professional area, and age ranges.CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that during the period of university studies, happiness valuesremain stable in both types of universities.
PB Medknow
SN 2277-9531
SN 2319-6440 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22465
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22465
LA eng
NO Cossio-Bolaños, M., Aragon-Cruz, W., Laura-Chauca, S., Gómez-Bailón, P., Fuentes-López, J., Barrientos-Paredes, K., Bedoya-Gonzales, M., Yucra-Mamani, Y., Flores-Gutiérrez, C., & Gomez-Campos, R. (2023). Comparison of happiness in students of a public and private university in Peru. In Journal of Education and Health Promotion (Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 184). Medknow. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1485_22
NO The authors are grateful for the support of the Instituto de Investigación Social y Empresarial of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno, Peru.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026