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Date Published: Dec 31, 2021
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Lecturers’ Subjective Well-being: A case study
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Nguyen Thi Thanh Hien
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Nguyen Thi Hoai
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Subjective well-being, lecturers, Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Abstract
The aim of this study was to show the level of lecturers’ subjective well-being at Vietnam National University of Agriculture and the differences in their subjective well-being levels according to the variables of gender, education, income, and teaching experience. The study used the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) designed by Hills and Argyle (2002). The questionnaire included 29 items and has been widely used as a scale for the assessment of personal subjective well-being. The results showed that most lecturers at Vietnam National University of Agriculture were quite happy. There were significant differences in the level of subjective well-being according to some variables investigated.
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