1Graduate Student, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
2Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
3Associate Professor, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
4Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author Rahimah Embong University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia e-mail: rahimahembong@unisza.edu.my
Online published on 13 November, 2019.
The present study aimed to explore the level of psychological happiness and its relationship to the meaning of life among students of the preparatory year at King Khalid University in Abha city in Saudi Arabia. The study followed the cross sectional survey design. The measure of Psychological happiness and meaning of life were used to collect the relevant data. The tools were applied to a sample of 300 students aged between 18 and 20. Findings revealed that, there were no statistically significant differences in the respondent level of the meaning of happiness due to the variable of the academic track, evidenced by the increase in the value of (t) calculated at (0.783, p>0.05), and there were no significant differences in the respondent's views regarding the level of the meaning of happiness due to the academic track variable as evidenced by the increase in the value of (t) calculated at (0.256, p>0.05). The results also showed a statistically significant correlation between the level of meaning of life and psychological happiness (a<0.05). The study recommended the inclusion of concepts and Strategies to develop happiness and the meaning of life in the curricula of university students, and hold workshops for students and teachers for training them on methods and strategies to achieve happiness and create positive meanings for life among university students.
Psychological happiness, meaning of life, university students
