Efectos del género y la educación en la felicidad en adultos argentinos / Effects of gender and education on happiness in Argentinian adults
Liberabit
; 23(2): 169-188, jul.- dic. 2017. tab, ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
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| ID: biblio-884372
Biblioteca responsável:
PE389.9
RESUMEN
La felicidad se conceptualiza como una emocioÌn positiva centrada en el presente, muy deseable pero difiÌcil de conseguir. Para estimarla se aplicoÌ la versioÌn argentina de la Escala de Felicidad de Lima de AlarcoÌn (2006) compuesta de tres dimensiones Sentido de la Vida Perspectiva Externa (SVPE), Sentido de la Vida Perspectiva Interna (SVPI) y SatisfaccioÌn con la Vida (SCV). Se seleccionaron tres muestras independientes de 200 individuos cada una (50% mujeres) considerando diferentes niveles educativos -desde secundario completo hasta universitario completo-. Se realizoÌ un anaÌlisis de la varianza (ANOVA) de dos viÌas en cada dimensioÌn considerando como factores fijos el geÌnero y el nivel educativo. En las tres dimensiones la interaccioÌn entre tener un mayor nivel educativo y ser del geÌnero femenino favorecioÌ en forma significativa los mayores puntajes de felicidad (SVPE, F = 4.14, p = .02, η2 parcial = .014; SVPI, F=2.34,p=.09,η2 parcial=.008;SCV,F=3.34,p=.04, η2 parcial = .011). En SVPE y SVPI un mayor nivel educativo por siÌ mismo tuvo como efecto puntajes de felicidad maÌs altos (SVPE, F = 4.12, p = .02, η2 parcial = .014; SVPI, F = 4.24, p = .02; η2 parcial = .014), mientras que en SCV fue pertenecer al geÌnero femenino el factor que aumentoÌ en forma significativa los niveles de felicidad (F = 3.03, p = .08, η2 parcial = .005).
ABSTRACT
Happiness is defined as a positive emotion focusing on the present, which is highly desirable but difficult to achieve. To estimate the level of happiness in adults, we used the Argentinian version of the Happiness Scale of Lima (EFL, AlarcoÌn, 2006). The EFL measures three dimensions External Perspective of Sense of Life (SVPE), Internal Perspective of Sense of Life (SVPI) and Life Satisfaction (SCV). Three independent samples of 200 individuals each (50% female) were selected considering different educational levels (from high school graduates to college graduates). A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to each dimension taking into account gender and educational level as fixed factors. In all three dimensions, the interaction between having a higher educational level and being female favored significantly the highest scores of happiness (SVPE, F = 4.14, p = .02, partial η2 = .014; SVPI, F = 2.34, p = .09, partial η2 = .008; SCV, F = 3.34, p = .04, partial η2 = .011). A higher level of education by itself resulted in SVPE and SVPI higher happiness scores (SVPE, F = 4.12, p = .02, partial η2 = .014; SVPI, F = 4.24, p = .02; partial η2 = .014), whereas being female was the factor that significantly increased the levels of SCV happiness (F = 3.03, p = .08, partial η2 = .005).
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Liberabit
Assunto da revista:
Psicologia
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
CONICET/AR