Impact of Self Esteem and Happiness on Teachers of Government and Private Universities of India

Abstract

A happy person would perceive the world in a completely different way as compared to an unhappy person. The present study is done to evaluate the difference between the level of self-esteem and happiness of teachers who are working in Government Universities and Private Universities of India. 150 University teachers who are working in various universities of India were included in the sample, out of which 75 teachers are working in Government Universities and 75 teachers are working in Private Universities of India. The Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory (CSEI) ­ An Adult Version (Coopersmith, 1981) was used to measure the level of self-esteem Oxford Happiness Scale (Michael Argyle and Peter Hills, 1989), was used to measure the level of happiness among teachers. After applying t-test, the level of significance, in case of self-esteem, came out to be 0.01 level, and in case of happiness, level of significance is 0.05 level, which means there is a significant difference in the level of self-esteem and happiness between two groups. This data will help to reflect in the issues and will help to build up a healthy environment, which will automatically improve the overall performance of the University.