Impact of Positive Psychology on Indian Youth and Education

Abstract

Nowadays, the research on positive psychology in the education sector has attained newlinesignificant research attention. Nevertheless, the body of knowledge is yet fragmented, and the newlinerelationships between the students positive psychology, emotional indicators, and the newlineperception towards the education system are yet unclear. Accordingly, this study aims to newlineidentify the dimensions of positive psychology and emotional indicators of students. newlineSubsequently, the study aims to investigate the impact of emotional indicators on positive newlinepsychology as well as the impact of positive psychology on the students perception of the newlineeducational system. In doing so, the study developed ten following research hypotheses: (1) newlinehappiness positively impacts positive psychology; (2) positive emotions positively impacts newlinepositive psychology; (3) sad negatively impacts positive psychology; (4) anger positively newlineimpacts positive psychology; (5) disgust negatively impacts positive psychology; (6) fear newlinenegatively impacts positive psychology; (7) positive mindfulness positively impacts perception newlinetowards education; (8) positive purpose positively impacts perception towards education; (9) newlineoptimism positively impacts perception towards education, and (10) positive health positively newlineimpacts perception towards education. This study is based on exploratory and descriptive newlineresearch designs that further tests the cause and effect relationships among different study newlineconstructs. A survey of students was carried out using a questionnaire. A total of 1500 newlinequestionnaires were distributed using random sampling techniques to students within three newlinecities of India, namely Mumbai, Pune, and Chandigarh. But, only 566 valid questionnaires were newlinereceived in return which manifests 37.73% of survey response rate newline newline