List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Love of Life in Nine Developed and Developing Countries
Abstract
The present research sought to explore the differences between developed and
underdeveloped countries on the Love of Life Scale (LLS). Nine samples (N = 3,799)
took part in the study. They were university students from Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait,
Qatar, Algeria, Malaysia, India, Iran, and USA. Sex-related differences in LLS were
significant only in Kuwait (in favor of males) and India (in favor of females). The samples
of Malaysia and U.S.A. obtained the highest mean LLS score, followed by participants
from Qatar, India, and Kuwait, (males), and India, Iran, Qatar, and Algeria (females),
respectively. The Pearson correlation of LLS with the World Happiness Ranking and the
Gross Domestic Product per capita was positive, but negative with the unemployment
percentage. However, the correlations did not reach statistical significance because of
the small number of the samples. It was concluded that the samples from high-income
countries tend to have high LLS scores.
Author(s)
Mayssah Ahmed El Nayal
Journal/Conference Information
BAU Journal-Health and Wellbeing,DOI: 0, ISSN: 0, Volume: 1, Issue: Special Issue, Pages Range: 590-596,