Researchers used latent profile analysis to identify five distinct happiness profiles in single emerging adults aged 18-24, with friendship satisfaction emerging as a key factor.
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaReviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.Oct 6 2024 Study uncovers how friendships shape the happiness of single emerging adults, offering new insights into well-being and the impact of social connections.
The current study included 1,073 emerging adults without romantic relationships who completed surveys between May 17, 2021, and June 23, 2021. The researchers assumed that single emerging adults exhibit heterogeneity, with LPA used to identify these subgroups. Men were more likely to belong to the happiest profile , while women were more represented in the less happy profiles, revealing a gender divide in how happiness is experienced among single emerging adults.
Profile five individuals, who comprised 9.1% of the cohort, had the least positive indicator variables. These included high neuroticism, low relationship satisfaction, low family satisfaction, poor confidence, and low extraversion, and as a result, they were the most unhappy.
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