*Ph.D, Departmenty of Psychology, Panjab University, Chanidgarh
**Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Online published on 12 July, 2019.
It is commonly observed that people who are consistent towards their goals and want to achieve them are commonly happy and satisfied with their lives because they are academically successful, paving the path for a lucrative future. These individuals tend to be happier and satisfied with their life as a whole. The present study was planned to assess the role of Pursuit of Happiness and its relation with Grit among Doctoral and College Students. It was hypothesized that, Orientations to Happiness viz. engagement and meaning would be positively correlated with Grit, but Orientations to Happiness viz. pleasure would be negatively correlated with Grit. For this purpose, 45 doctoral students and 55 college students were administered Orientations to Happiness Scale (Peterson, Park & Seligman, 2005), and Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009). Inter correlation analysis were computed. In addition to this, t-ratio was also calculated to understand the differences between Doctoral and College Students on Orientations to Happiness and Grit. Results revealed that Orientations to Happiness viz. engagement and meaning were positively correlated with Grit, but Orientations to Happiness viz. pleasure were negatively correlated with Grit. Significant differences were also found among Doctrol Students and College Students on Orientations to Happiness and Grit.
Happiness, Pleasure, Engagement, Meaning, Grit, Doctoral Students, College Students
