IS THERE HAPPINESS IN MONEY? AN ATTITUDINAL STUDY OF NATIVE LITHUANIAN SPEAKERS

The paper considers the different notions of happiness known since antiquity, such as the Greek concepts of harmonia, eudaimonia, makarioi, and hēdonē, and explores the factors of happiness. The aim of this research is to form a more complete understanding of Lithuanian speakers and their attitude(s...

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Published in:Economics & sociology 2023, Vol.16 (1), p.45-56
Main Authors: Kačerauskas, Tomas, Valantinaitė, Ilona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiquity
Employment
Females
Friendship
Gender differences
Gender Studies
Happiness
Higher education
Individual Psychology
Individualism
Males
Men
Qualitative research
Questionnaires
Religion
Research methodology
Schools
Social Theory
Socio-Economic Research
Sociology of Culture
Women
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Summary:The paper considers the different notions of happiness known since antiquity, such as the Greek concepts of harmonia, eudaimonia, makarioi, and hēdonē, and explores the factors of happiness. The aim of this research is to form a more complete understanding of Lithuanian speakers and their attitude(s) towards happiness. The research surveyed 210 Lithuanian speakers aged 15 to 35 who were residing in Lithuania, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The analysis shows that today people’s individualism reveals itself through gender differences. The list of factors determining happiness is shorter for men than it is for women, and men have one distinctive factor for happiness – friends. The respondents of both genders valued health, family and love the highest, however, the other factors for happiness reveal gender differences. Women need several happiness-determining factors at the same time, which conforms to the psychological nature of women as gatherers, whereas men create their happiness in a more specific, more focused and less scattered way.
ISSN:2071-789X
2306-3459
DOI:10.14254/2071789X.2023/16-1/3