A cross-sectional study about life satisfaction of undergraduate students.

Life Satisfaction of Youth

Abstract

Life satisfaction is one of the important measures of a person's subjective well-being. This study aimed to assess students' life satisfaction studying in an undergraduate degree program. There were two hundred and seventy-two (N=272) participants of three universities. Data was composed of two national (developing countries) and one International University (developed country). A sample comprised 66% males and 34% females with a mean age of 21.67 (19-27 years old). A simple random sampling technique collected the sample. A standardized scale, Satisfaction with Life (SWLS), was used as a data collection instrument. Data from national university students were collected by circulating the hardcopy of a questionnaire, whereas data from international students were collected online. The study results revealed that a majority of the participants (71%) were satisfied with their lives. Furthermore, there were no gender-based differences in young students' level of life satisfaction (t= -.952, p-value >.05). Overall, there were no significant university-based differences found in students' level of life satisfaction among selected universities, SWLS (t= .495, p-value >.05). Thus, it was concluded that undergraduates of developed and developing countries were fairly satisfied with their lives (t= 63.62, 113.65, p-value<.001). Thus, it was recommended to conduct longitudinal research to assess life satisfaction of various age groups of students in detail and people of other age groups.