Diener's Model Of Happiness
Research on happiness has been of interest in many parts of the world, in accordance with positive psychology’s goal to create a good life. According to one of the most accepted theoretical frameworks, Diener’s model of subjective well-being (Diener, 1984; Diener et al. 1999), happiness refers to how people interpret their own life, circumstances and emotions. These evaluations are with regard to the judgments a person makes about his or her emotional states (affect balance) and life in general (life satisfaction). According to this model, happiness is neither a transient positive emotion nor an unstable state; rather, it is a positive experiential or subjective state that is both comprehensive and relatively stable (Diener et al. 1999; Suh
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But still believe that behind the bitterness there must be a longer welfare like people take medicine, bitter at drinking time but after drinking present health longer than bitterness felt (Manshurah, 2006).
The phenomenon of unhappiness is much visible in real life among them as most of the elderly are abandoned and lack of attention by their family or their closest relatives. The elderly feel more attentive to the nursing home, whereas the comparison between elderly and caregivers is out of balance, lack of affection from their family, feelings no longer needed, no spare time to share feelings, and abstain from family by reason of wanting to forget His family. So the elderly feel unhappy, stress, and even depression that in the end they can not feel happiness in their life.
Panti Wredha is a place that functioned as an elderly shelter to be treated, cared for and given more attention in daily life. But most of the existence of the wredha is a scourge for the elderly because they feel marginalized and alienated from each family that still exist but claimed to have no longer willing to care for, because of the busyness of each member (in Hayati, …show more content…
Where they give each other advice, advice, and share stories with each other. Cobb, 1976; Gentry and Kobasa, 1984; Wallston, Alagna and Devellis, 1983; Wills, 1984: in Sarafino, 1998) states that individuals who receive social support will believe individuals are loved, cared for, valued and part of their social environment. Support from among friends is needed in doing an activity that will be able to give happiness for the
But still believe that behind the bitterness there must be a longer welfare like people take medicine, bitter at drinking time but after drinking present health longer than bitterness felt (Manshurah, 2006).
The phenomenon of unhappiness is much visible in real life among them as most of the elderly are abandoned and lack of attention by their family or their closest relatives. The elderly feel more attentive to the nursing home, whereas the comparison between elderly and caregivers is out of balance, lack of affection from their family, feelings no longer needed, no spare time to share feelings, and abstain from family by reason of wanting to forget His family. So the elderly feel unhappy, stress, and even depression that in the end they can not feel happiness in their life.
Panti Wredha is a place that functioned as an elderly shelter to be treated, cared for and given more attention in daily life. But most of the existence of the wredha is a scourge for the elderly because they feel marginalized and alienated from each family that still exist but claimed to have no longer willing to care for, because of the busyness of each member (in Hayati, …show more content…
Where they give each other advice, advice, and share stories with each other. Cobb, 1976; Gentry and Kobasa, 1984; Wallston, Alagna and Devellis, 1983; Wills, 1984: in Sarafino, 1998) states that individuals who receive social support will believe individuals are loved, cared for, valued and part of their social environment. Support from among friends is needed in doing an activity that will be able to give happiness for the