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Level of happiness and happiness-determining factors perceived by women aged over 60 years
Edyta Janus1, Agnieszka Smrokowska-Reichmann1
1Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Physical Education in Cracow , Kraków , Poland.
Abstract:
The aim of this article is to present the level of happiness perceived by women aged over 60 years (N = 100), to indicate the factors that determine the perception of happiness, and to determine the possibilities for strengthening the feeling of happiness. For the purposes of this article and the analysis of the obtained empirical data, the authors of this article assumed the structural theory of happiness, which allows for study participants to be viewed as biological, psychological, social, and spiritual beings.
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