Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2014

Gender Differences on Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Happiness

Vijay Kumar, Annu, Malkeet Kaur, Raspreet Sidhu, Rajni Tokas

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The study was conducted to assess the differences in Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Happiness between Males and Females residing in South Delhi. For the purpose of the study, data was collected from 170 males and females on Convenient Sampling. They were above 17 years of age with mean value of 32.98 years. The data for Quality of Life was collected by administering Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) by Michael B. Frisch, PhD, for Physical Activity by administering International Physical Activity Questionnaire by C.L. Craig et al and for Happiness data was collected by administering the Happiness Questionnaire by Peterson Park and Seligman. The result was analysed by applying Descriptive Statistics and differences was computed by applying Independent t–test where significance level was set at 0.01 and 0.05 level. For Happiness, insignificant difference was found between genders with mean value of 61.28 ± 8.37 and 62.34 ± 8.26 for males and females respectively. However, significant difference at 0.01 level was found in their physical activity with 7476.41 ± 6023.96 for males and 4726.46 ± 3316.01 for females. As far as Quality of Life is concerned, a significant difference at 0.05 level was found between genders. It was concluded that still, in our society, gender determine the role of an individual in the family where males are indulge more in outdoor work to earn for the family in comparison to females. Findings also revealed that due to being less ambitious, females are more satisfied with their life than males.

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Vijay Kumar, Annu, Malkeet Kaur, Raspreet Sidhu, Rajni Tokas Gender Differences on Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Happiness Indian Journal of Applied Research, Volume.4, Issue.5, May-2014

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