TITLE:
The Prediction of High School Girls’ Happiness Based on Their Educational Major and Their Mothers’ Gender Stereotypes
AUTHORS:
Khadijeh Abolmaali, Tayebeh Ghafari, Bita Ajilchi
KEYWORDS:
Happiness, Gender Stereotypes, Educational Field
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
4,
2014
ABSTRACT: Happiness related to an
individual’s happy perception, life satisfaction, and ability creates a balance
between positive and negative feelings and leads to better functioning in life.
Psychologists believe that the family plays a role in the explanation of
happiness. In this regard, researchers have paid attention to the mother’s
stereotypical beliefs and their effect on the mother’s behavior and her
parenting style. The purpose of this research was to predict girls’ happiness
based on their educational fields and their mothers’ gender serotypes. The
statistical population included those student girls who were educated in
high-school science and mathematics in Tehran in 2012. Random-cluster method
was applied to select the samples. 243 participants completed a questionnaire
on happiness and gender beliefs. Data were analyzed by hierarchical multiple
regression. The results showed that mothers’ gender stereotype can predict
happiness in girls. Also the educational field can predict girl’s happiness.
The results of this research can be used by parents, educational psychologists
and school counselors.