Happiness among higher education academicians: a demographic analysis

Ritu Gandhi Arora

Ritu Gandhi Arora Department of Business Studies, DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad, India

Keywords: Higher education, Negative emotions, Academicians’ performance, Happiness index, Happiness quotient, Workplace happiness

Abstract

To deal with highly energetic younger generation patiently, need academicians who can spreadhappiness while teaching/mentoring are needed. This is possible when an academician himself is a happyperson. This paper aims to explore the factors that generate happiness among academicians, studies theimpact of demographic variables on academicians’ happiness and examines the relationship between academicians’ happiness and their performance.