The Relationship of Fragility of Happiness Beliefs and Happiness Experienced: The Moderating Role of Optimism

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the fragility of happiness beliefs and the experienced happiness with the moderating role of optimism. 225 students of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman participated in this survey. A multi-stage cluster sampling method was used to collect data, and the questionnaires were Optimism-Pessimistic, Fragility of Happiness and Subjective Happiness. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS-22 software. The results of the regression analysis showed that the fragility of happiness beliefs has a negative relationship with experienced happiness. In addition, optimism was able to moderate the relationship between the fragility of happiness beliefs and the experienced happiness. In other words, optimism reduced the relationship between the fragility of happiness beliefs and the experienced happiness. According to this, it is possible to reduce the relationship between the fragility of happiness beliefs and the experience of happiness in the students by improving their optimism.