Doing Act Of Kindness To Enhance Subjective Happiness: Correlates Of Academic Success

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of doing act of kindness as
intervention program to enhance subjective happiness as correlates of student’s
academic success for college freshmen. The subjective happiness of the respondents
were assessed twice before and after the intervention program. The respondents’
academic achievement in their Psychology class was correlated to their academic
achievement. Using the One – Group Pre-test and Post-test design the effectiveness of
the intervention program was determined. The results of the pre-assessment (degree of
their subjective happiness before the intervention program) and post-assessment (degree
of their subjective happiness after the intervention program) was compared and
analyzed using the t-test for dependent means. The study concluded that the
respondents’ perceived degree of subjective happiness had increased after the conduct
of the intervention program. The difference on the subjective happiness of the
respondents before and after the intervention program is significant. Thus the
intervention program is effective. There is significant relationship between the
respondents’ subjective happiness and academic achievement in Psychology class.
Results depict that happiness is a correlates of students’ academic success