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KMID : 1159120130200020191
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2013 Volume.20 No. 2 p.191 ~ p.222
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A Study on Factors Affecting Happiness of Persons with Mental Disorders
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Hwang Jung-Woo
You Soo-Hyun
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Abstract
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This study aimed to examine how persons with mental disorders feel about happiness in their recovery process and what is the factor affecting happiness of theirs. For this, factors influencing their happiness were composed of demographic factors, psychological traits, living experiences and service environments.
The survey for collecting data was conducted for adult people who were participating in mental health institutions for recovery from their mental disorders. The number of questionnaire analyzed was 580 witch was collected from 49 community mental health centers, social rehabilitation facilities and mental hospitals across the nations.
Main findings were as follows. First, the happiness degree of persons with mental disorders was very low. And It were statistically significant in difference analysis that groups participating in sheltered workshop are feeling highest happiness. In analysis of affecting factos it was appeared that self-esteem, psychiatric symptom, peer relationship, vocational state, physical health, sense of personal control and school career are affecting happiness significantly. In particularly, psychological traits including self-esteem, psychiatric symptom and sense of personal control were explaining happiness in the highest of 46.6%. And it was confirmed that different factors are affecting sub-factors of happiness just like life satisfaction, positive emotion and negative emotion.
On the basis of the study results, happiness-oriented practice and policy were suggested.
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KEYWORD
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Persons with mental disorders, Happiness, Subjective well-being
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