Effects of Economic and Non Economic Factors on Happiness on Primary School Teachers and Urmia University Professors

AbstractThis thesis is looking for effects of economic and non economic factors on happiness on primary school teachers and Urmia University professors. Therefore, this study in terms of controlling conditions of research is survey and in terms of time is cross- sectional and in terms of purpose is applicable .The sample is consisted of 313 individuals (81 university professors and 232 elementary school teachers) of the statistical population of professors and teachers (1689 people) whom were surveyed by random classification method. Search tools include Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and demographic Questionnaire, including individual and job characteristics. In this study, the correlation coefficients and parametric and non parametric tests were used and the results showed that age, Marital status, Education level and income groups of people with their happiness, there is no significant relationship but between Economic security, Job satisfaction, Balance of earning and spending, number of domestic and foreign trips during the year and gender of people there is a significant relationship. In comparisons between two groups of professors and teachers, the mean difference score between professors and teachers job satisfaction and income aspiration was significant