Influence of happiness on academic achievement in primary school: importance of sociodemographic variables in a multicultural context

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Emotions have an important impact on our lives. They are an important part of personal, academic and professional success. For this reason, this work has as main objective to analyze the types and levels of Happiness and Academic Achievement, according to age, gender, culture and socioeconomic and cultural, as well as the relationships that could be given between the variables. In this way, we can determine if Happiness, considering the instrument that will be used, appears as an element to be considered and promoted to favor educational development. To make it possible we focused on 764 participants from seven educational centers; 74.2% of the total were Muslims and 25.8% belonged to the Christian religion, 53.2% were male and 46.8% female. The techniques used in this survey were a Happiness questionnaire, as well as the students' grades. The results reflect high levels in Happiness. This variable is influenced in a very different way by the sociodemographic factors of age, gender, culture and socioeconomic and cultural. Academic Achievement is influenced in a very different way by the sociodemographic factors of age, gender, culture and socioeconomic and cultural. There is statistically significant relationship between Happiness and Academic Achievement, being directly proportional. For this reason, consider and enhance emotional states appears as a possible solution in the improvement of academic performance.