Correlation Between Mindfulness and Happiness in University Students on West Jakarta

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10.2991/assehr.k.201209.169How to use a DOI?

Keywords

mindfulness, happiness, university student

Abstract

University life requires students to face new challenges. Happiness is needed by university students to face these challenges, because unhappiness can lead to problems in adjustment, mental health, lower academic performance, and deteriorating social relations. Previous studies have proven that mindfulness can help individuals foster a sense of happiness. This study aims to determine the correlation between mindfulness and happiness in university students on West Jakarta. The study was conducted on 393 students on West Jakarta aged 18-21 years chosen through simple random sampling technique. This research is quantitative non-experiment with correlation method. Measuring instruments used are Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). The analysis using Spearman Correlation shows r (393) = -0,362 and p = 0,000 <0.05 which means that there is a negative and significant correlation between mindfulness and happiness. The higher the level of mindfulness, the lower their happiness, and the lower the level of mindfulness, the higher the happiness.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Erlina
AU  - D. Suryadi
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/12
TI  - Correlation Between Mindfulness and Happiness in University Students on West Jakarta
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1061
EP  - 1065
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201209.169
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201209.169
ID  - 2020
ER  -