The Effect of Lessons on Happiness in Improving the Happiness of Middle School Students: An Exploratory Study (행복수업이 중학생의 행복증진에 미치는 효과 : 탐색적 연구)

Guk-Hee Lee (이국희); Jongan Choi (최종안); Hyuneung Lee (이현응); Young-il Hong (홍영일); Incheol Choi (최인철)

doi:10.36697/skya.2020.6.1.75

The Effect of Lessons on Happiness in Improving the Happiness of Middle School Students: An Exploratory Study

한국청소년활동연구
Abbr : SKYA
2020, 6(1), pp.75-104
DOI : 10.36697/skya.2020.6.1.75
Publisher : Korea Youth Activity Research Association
Research Area : Natural Science > Life Sciences > Child Study > Adolescence Science
Received : February 17, 2020
Accepted : March 29, 2020
Published : March 31, 2020

Guk-Hee Lee ¹, Jongan Choi ², Hyuneung Lee ³, Young-il Hong ⁴, Incheol Choi ⁴

¹경기대학교
²강원대학교
³충남대학교 경영학부
⁴서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to explore whether the happiness of Korean adolescents with a relatively low level of happiness can be promoted through lessons providing systematic knowledge of happiness. To this end, the study was conducted on cohort-A (grade 8) and cohort-B (grade 7) of Kyungpook National University Middle School, where teachers trained to provide lessons on happiness in conjunction with their regular courses led classes on happiness for a year. Life satisfaction, subjective happiness, positive and negative emotions, and psychological well-being were measured before and after the classes. Analysis found that the level of happiness measured in both groups significantly increased. This effect was observed in both boys and girls. This study is meaningful in that the effects of imparting knowledge of happiness in promoting the level of happiness have been repeatedly verified in seventh and eighth graders. Above all, this study is the first to confirm the effects of lessons on happiness in Korea. In addition, this study suggests that imparting knowledge of happiness promotes various aspects of happiness: cognitive happiness (life satisfaction, subjective happiness), emotional happiness (positive and negative emotions), and self-fulfilling happiness (psychological well-being). Finally, the limitations of this study and topics for future research are discussed.

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Youth, Middle school student, Providing knowledge of happiness, Lessons on happiness, Happiness, Well-being

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