IS EXERCISE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCER OF HAPPINESS? RESEARCHING HOW INFLUENTIAL EXERCISE IS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER VARIABLES IN DAILY LIFE
dc.contributor.author | Collins, Megan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-13T20:07:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-13T20:07:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2/13/2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/622120 | |
dc.description | Presentation given at the 20th Annual Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference | en |
dc.description.abstract | There have been multiple studies that indicate that there is a relationship between exercise and happiness. In this research, I test whether exercise is the strongest factor when compared to other common variables in a person's life for predicting happiness. Using the 2012 General Social Survey (GSS) data, I test several different variables in order to determine which of them has the strongest correlation with a person's general happiness. The 2012 GSS consisted of 4,820 respondents that ranged in age from 18 to 89. Using logistic regression, I compare the variables of sex, marriage, age, frequency of exercise, employment, and income and found that exercise has a positive relationship with a person's general happiness and that is the most strongly correlated variable. Other variables were also found to be significant and will be discussed in the poster. | |
dc.subject | exercise | en |
dc.subject | happiness | en |
dc.subject | comparison | en |
dc.title | IS EXERCISE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCER OF HAPPINESS? RESEARCHING HOW INFLUENTIAL EXERCISE IS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER VARIABLES IN DAILY LIFE | en |
dc.type | Poster Presentation | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice & Social Work | en |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Augusta University | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Davies, Kim | en |
html.description.abstract | There have been multiple studies that indicate that there is a relationship between exercise and happiness. In this research, I test whether exercise is the strongest factor when compared to other common variables in a person's life for predicting happiness. Using the 2012 General Social Survey (GSS) data, I test several different variables in order to determine which of them has the strongest correlation with a person's general happiness. The 2012 GSS consisted of 4,820 respondents that ranged in age from 18 to 89. Using logistic regression, I compare the variables of sex, marriage, age, frequency of exercise, employment, and income and found that exercise has a positive relationship with a person's general happiness and that is the most strongly correlated variable. Other variables were also found to be significant and will be discussed in the poster. |