TTLV: Healthy lifestyle and happiness of adults

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Dang Phuc Thuy Huong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1995

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Student recognition decision No. 4058/2022/QD-XHNV, dated December 28, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic: Healthy lifestyle and happiness of adults

8. Major: Psychology Code: 8310401.01

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Tran Ha Thu - Department of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

10. Summary of thesis results:

Through the process of synthesizing and analyzing fundamental theories, domestic and international scientific research, and the process of surveying, processing and analyzing actual data, we would like to present some results as follows:

In theory:

Based on the inheritance and systematization of theoretical issues related to the topic, the study has clarified the concepts of "healthy lifestyle", "feeling happy", "adult". Accordingly, a healthy lifestyle is a set of positive habits and behaviors that people maintain to improve and protect physical and mental health, as well as quality of life. In this study, a healthy lifestyle is expressed through 06 factors: spiritual development, interpersonal relationships, stress management, nutrition, responsibility for health, physical activity. Feeling happy is the mental health of an individual, positive emotions and good functioning of psychological and social functions in life. Feeling happy includes the components of emotional happiness, psychological happiness and social happiness.

The study also reviewed previous research and confirmed a positive correlation between a healthy lifestyle and perceived well-being in adults.

In practice:

From the process of surveying, processing and analyzing practical results in Vietnam, we obtained some conclusions as follows:

Healthy lifestyle of adults is at an average level. The average score of the components of healthy lifestyle in order from low to high are: spiritual development, interpersonal relationships, stress management, nutrition, responsibility for health and physical activity. There are differences in healthy lifestyle among groups of adults. The results show that there are differences in healthy lifestyle between gender and occupational groups in adults. Females perform healthy lifestyle behaviors more often than males. Working adults show more positive expressions than students in interpersonal relationships and spiritual development. Perceived happiness of adults is at a high level. The average score of the components of perceived happiness in order from low to high are: social happiness, psychological happiness and emotional happiness.

A healthy lifestyle and perceived happiness are strongly positively correlated. That is, as adults increase their healthy lifestyle, their perceived happiness also increases, and vice versa. As an independent variable, a healthy lifestyle is likely to predict positive changes in the dependent variable perceived happiness.

11. Practical applicability: None

12. Further research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Dang Phuc Thuy Huong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 19, 1995 4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Admission decision number: 4058 Dated: 28^thDecember 2022

6. Changes in academic process: Not change

7. Official thesis title: Healthy lifestyle behaviors and subject well-being in adults.

8. Major: Psychology 9. Code: 8310401.01

10. Supervisors: Ph.D Tran Ha Thu – Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Through the process of synthesizing and studying both domestic and international scientific research, as well as data processing and analysis, we have arrived at several conclusions as follows:

Theoretical Aspects:

Building upon and systematizing existing theoretical frameworks relevant to the topic, this study elucidates the key concepts of healthy lifestyle, subjective well-being, and adulthood. active, a healthy lifestyle is defined as a set of positive habits and behaviors that individuals maintain to improve and protect their physical and mental health as well as their overall quality of life. In this study, a healthy lifestyle is operationalized through six components: spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, stress management, nutrition, health responsibility, and physical activity.

Subjective well-being is understood as an individual's mental health status characterized by positive emotions and the effective functioning of psychological and social capacities in daily life. Subjective well-being comprises three dimensions: emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being.

Furthermore, the literature review confirms a positive correlation between a healthy lifestyle and subjective well-being among adults, indicating that individuals who adopt and sustain healthy lifestyle behaviors tend to experience higher levels of subject well-being.

Practical Aspects:

Based on the survey, data processing, and empirical analysis conducted in Vietnam, several key conclusions were drawn:

The healthy lifestyle of adults was found to be at a moderate level. The mean scores of the components of a healthy lifestyle, arranged from lowest to highest, were as follows: spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, stress management, nutrition, health responsibility, and physical activity. Significant differences in healthy lifestyle patterns were observed across demographic groups. In particular, gender and occupational status showed notable variations: female adults focused on engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviors more frequently than males, and working adults demonstrated higher levels of interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth than students.

Regarding subjective well-being, adults reported a high level of perceived well-being. The mean scores of its dimensions, ordered from lowest to highest, were: social well-being, psychological well-being, and emotional well-being.

A strong positive correlation was identified between healthy lifestyle and subjective well-being. In other words, the more individuals engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors, the higher their perceived well-being tends to be, and vice versa. Functioning as an independent variable, a healthy lifestyle was found to significantly predict positive changes in the dependent variable—subjective well-being.

12. Practical applicability: No

13. Further research directions: No

14. Thesis-related publications: No