Qualitative Research: When People are at their Happiest

Qualitative Research When People argon at their HappiestAbstractThe master(prenominal) comportment of this research was to assess when people atomic number 18 at their happiest, previous research that was carried out was explored for an in-depth knowledge of how individual estates of ecstasy varies and withal that happiness mean antithetic things to variant people. Happiness is genius of the most(prenominal) important part of feel for people to attain good health. Thematic analysis method was used in this qualitative research get wind and a turnout structured oppugn was carried out on two instrumentalists superstar male and virtuoso female. There were four key ancestors that emerged from the analysed transcripts, the themes were affinity, Well- creation, Hobbies and Achievements. (105 words)IntroductionThis research evaluated when people are at their happiest by apply a qualitative research method to endure an interview to gain a better understanding of peoples op inion on happiness. Most people main purpose in life is to find happiness in e genuinelything that they do, when people talk virtually happiness they relate it to pleasure of a particular moment in their life, or attaining a set goal, pleasure in about ways is a part of happiness but it is not the meaning of happiness. Happiness according to Peterson (2006). Is a very complex aspect of positive psychology, there are different traditional theories for happiness, the way each individual measurements happiness and its implications differs from oneness individual to an another(prenominal). Perhaps whatsoever people thinks if they are financially secure, own a big house or car depart make them happy, according to psychologist happy people are those that are not focussed on their set goals but instead the people that are involved in the presence of the moment. (Wiederman, 2007). There are different routes to achieving a happy life, according to Seligman (2002). People need at lea st one route to attain a full potential happiness for them to get through their desire. The definition of happiness in a scientific aspect of subjective well-being, it is the feeling of satisfaction and affective balance for an individual. (Joseph Linley, 2006).Happiness entails a lot of other things apart from personal important goals that an individual might have set for themselves. Different experimental studies found out that happiness is connected to different lovable benefits that occurs in favour of an individual but because people compare themselves to others it creates an engender unhappiness (Lyubomirsky, 2005). But if happiness is strongly pursued, it advise increase the chances for a person to fully attain such desire, especially for an extroverted personality, psychologist suggested that extroverts are happier people (Mauss, Tamir, Anderson, Savino, 2011). This therefore leads to the research question when are people at their happiest? According to the study carrie d out by Lymbomirsky (2005). It revealed a positive correlation between happiness and success, not that success brings happiness but rather successful people tends to be happier than people that are not successful. It is important to consider individual differences when discussing happiness, because it is a common issue that arises when we generalise what happiness means.There are different methods to measure what makes people happy but best and common method used on this topic question is to conduct a qualitative research using a semi structured interview schedule, this method will enable the researchers to gain personal understanding of the participants happiest moments and also it will free them to consider individual differences on what makes them happy. (452 words)Method200In this study there were two participants one male and one female who took part in a semi structured interview that lasted for approximately fifteen minute, the interview was conducted at a convenient locati on for both parties involved in the research, a tape registrar was used to take note. All ethical guide wrinkles were followed and a detailed information form was given to the participant, also participants were told that the information provided will be confidential and preserve to be transcribed and analysed. The participant gave a verbal consent to carry out the interview after the research read out the information forms, at the end of the interview all participants were provided a debrief form that includes the details of the researchers in order for the participants to contact them if they have any further questions after the interview. They were also told that they can withdraw from the research at any time. Thematic analysis and a first order coding was used to transcribe and identify patterns that were organise in the data, this further enabled the researchers to analyse the themes that emerged from the data and through this they were able to explore the data in detail, t his also enabled a thorough assessment to be carried out, and afterwards able to identify the themes and sub-themes that emerged before analysing the data (Kvale, 2007). (223 words)Analysis and DiscussionThe main goal of this study is to analyse the interview that was carried out to assess participants state of happiness, there were two participants and I will analyse and discuss the different response to the same questions that were asked by the interviewer. It emerged that peoples view of happiness are different, we live in a world where happiness means different things to different people, some people are very materialistic, but some are not. Unfortunately material possessions does not bring happiness all the time. Due to individual life-style choices consequently have an impact on how we examine the world. Some of the targets that we set for ourselves can affect the way we pick up the world and the level of happiness we experience. Thus from this research it is obvious that a ccomplishment and fulfilment are very important to peoples life. From the literature review psychologist have found out that when we focus on fulfilling this set goals we will more or less cover the processes of achieving the full potential happiness. Due to the rise of anxiety and stress levels from the pursuit of accomplishing this goals and to achieve their desires in life, therefore creates issues with the well-being, this happens most especially when it involves personal benefits (Wiederman, 2007).From the interview the most occurring theme was how the participants value their relationships with other people most especially families and friends. It is important to relate our source of happiness with other people. It is hard to see an isolated person who would say that they are completely happy (Wiederman, 2007). In this study wedding day seems to be the top of what makes people happy, the two participants also recognised that when they had their children was one of their happi est moment, this confirmed that we all need other people in order to attain a full potential happiness.There have been series of eon that emerged during this research on when are people at their happiest? The two participants that took part in this study talked about their state of happiness, the interview schedule had six questions, and one of the example of the questions presented to the participants was what does happiness mean to you? (See Appendix B).There were four key themes that emerged from the analysed data they are, blood, Well-being, Hobbies and Achievements.Theme One RelationshipThis is the most salient theme that emerged from this study, Relationship was severally referred to by the participant across different questions that was asked. The theme has different aspect to it, with sub-heading as relationship with family and relationship with other people. Through this two sub-headings the main theme emerged. The sub-heading of relationship with family and others includ e comments from participants regarding how they take family life serious and also how they value there relationships with other people, both participants were immersed with happiness when they are with their families and friends. An example of the Relationship theme is this comment from participant oneI enjoy having people around me, because as a family I am a father with 3 children they are the most important part of my life and seeing them with my wife around and healthy always makes me feel content and happy ( Appendix D. line 009 012).I handle to be around my friends and families to share my happiness. Spending time with them also adds to my happiness (Appendix E. situation 038 040)Theme Two Well-beingFrom the above theme on relationship and the quotations from the participants, Well-being manifested as another important theme in the data. The participant relate his physical and spiritual well-being as what makes him happy, there were two sub theme for Well-being and they ar e social well-being and physical well-being. The participants view of happiness is not in one angle rather it was seen in different realm. The quotation was from participants 1 interview.Personally I think happiness is a complete compendium which include my state of mind which is how I feel and it involved both my physical state and my spiritual state must all be in tune (in a good form) in order for me to be fully happy. (Appendix D, Line 031 035).Theme Three AchievementsThis theme came about from the sub-heading of goals, education, marriage and having children. The two participants discussed a lot about achieving their set goals and getting through university had boosted their happiness, but the achievements that stand out for the two participants was getting married and having children. From the literature review in the introduction section we can see what psychologist says about people that set goals in order to achieve happiness. An example for the Achievement theme was from participant 2Getting married and being a beautiful bride is something that I wanted as a little girl it was almost my first childhood dream. I was like a princess for the day. (Appendix E, Line 051 055)..Feeling that you are doing what you want to do and also achieve your goals. (Appendix E, Line 033 034).Theme Four HobbiesAnd the last theme was titled Hobbies, this theme was created to back up how people releases their daily stress (for instance stress from work or studies) in order to keep the level of happiness at the base-line will skip anxieties that leads to stress, because people that are constantly stress are more likely to be unhappy. An example for the Hobbies theme was from the interview of participant 2I like to go for a run. This is what I enjoy it relaxes me and also I like to be fit. Especially as a nurse the work can be very stressful and demanding. I have to be on my feet long day. I enjoy running in the park not on the lane though. (Appendix E, Line 075 080).R eflexive Analysis250During this research I might have impacted on the quality of the interview because of my health condition at the time it was carried out. For the peak of the interview I was time conscious mainly because I do not want to over or under interview the participant, this might be due to the fact that it was my first time carryout an interview and also the layout of the questions for the interview could have been somehow expanded to enable the participant to think better in depth about their state of happiness. While I was carrying out the analysis I had a headache which made me grumpy, this might have impacted on the direction of this analysis. It is possible that someone else would approach the research in a different way depending on their mood and well-being. And in future I will create a better layout of questions to enable better understanding for the participants, which will cause less tension for me and therefore create a better experience for me and the parti cipant. At some point during the interview session there were some silences that I found a bit uncomfortable, and also when the participant was talking about his sexual life, about how he loves having sex and it enables him to be more relaxed. But overall I had a great experience during this research. This interview has made me to realise that money cannot buy you happiness, and also that people are more likely to be happy when they achieve their aim in life. (256 words)ReferencesJoseph, S., Linley, P. A. (2006). appointed Therapy A meta-theory for positive psychological practice. East Sussex Routledge.Kvale, S. (2007). Doing interviews, chapter 5 conducting an interview,. London Sage Publications. 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