Happiness among university students and associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Happiness is among the fundamental concepts in mental health that have an impact on different aspects of university students. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of happiness among university students in Vietnam and to identify the factors influencing happiness.

Design and methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted on undergraduate students in 8 universities and colleges in Hanoi, Vietnam. Happiness was measured using the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), and we used imputed Poisson regression to evaluate associations between happiness and associated factors.

Results

Among 9120 participants students (95.1% response rate), the prevalence of "happier group" was 80.9% (95% CI: 80.1-81.7). In the multivariable regression models, factors assoc

SUBMITTER: Tien Nam P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365025 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature