1. Tianjin City Vocational College
Don’t worry, be happy!
Gao Yang
Tianjin City Vocational College

2. CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Significance of the study Content and process
Thought based on the survey 3
Research in the future 4

3. Are you happy?
In 2012, there was a survey produced by CCTV, more than 3500 people were interviewed, the question is: Are you happy? What do you think happiness is?

4. how students evaluate their happiness
Significance and Objective of the Study
how students evaluate their happiness
We made a continuous survey in NZ and China, to investigate the pros and cons of creating a much larger and longer study of student subjective happiness. We try to find what is the main factor that will impact the students' subjective happiness, and what is the difference between these two countries.
what are the factors impact their happiness
why they make that evaluation

5. 01 04 02 03 Content and Process of the Research Don’t Worry, Be Happy
August 24th 01
This project is done in Arts Faculty of Whitireia and in Finance and Economic Faculty of Tianjin City Vocational College. A total of 80 students who are in term 3.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
October 12th 04 02
September 14th 03
September 28th

6. 1. In general, I consider myself:  
not a very happy person a very happy person
2. Compared with most of my peers, I consider myself: 
less happy more happy  
3. Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going on, getting the most out of everything. To what extent does this characterization describe you? 
not at all a great deal
4. Some people are generally not very happy. Although they are not depressed, they never seem as happy as they might be. To what extent does this characterization describe you? 
Reference:
Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of subjective happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research, 46,

7. Thought Based on the Survey
Personality Factor
1. The level of the two countries’ students' subjective happiness
2. Subjective happiness level is stable or not
Social Evaluation
Self–Evaluation
4. Analyze the factors influence students’ subjective happiness.
3. If there is gender differences in subjective happiness.
Cultural
Factor

8. Research in the Future
Unification
Sample

9. Research in the Future
In the future, we can study the means and measures to influence or improve the students' subjective happiness, to help students build up confidence and to live a better life.

10. THANKS

11. N Z
China