摘要：This paper examines whal college sludents today aspire to achieve after graduation and what goals and job characteristics they believe are associated with happiness. A random sample of 154 undergraduates from a mid-Atlantic liberal arts university voluntarily completed a confidential 140-item questionnaire, including a ranking of post-gmdualion life goals and preferred job characteristics. Analyses revealed thai college students overall do not associate financial security, material things. or a job with high salary and benefits with happiness. Instead. having an "interesting" or "challenging" job is positively related 10 being happy. Significant differences by gender and between members of fraternities/sororities and "independents" are noted. Conclusions and implications of Ihese data are discussed.
其他摘要：This paper examines whal college sludents today aspire to achieve after graduation and what goals and job characteristics they believe are associated with happiness. A random sample of 154 undergraduates from a mid-Atlantic liberal arts university voluntarily completed a confidential 140-item questionnaire, including a ranking of post-gmdualion life goals and preferred job characteristics. Analyses revealed thai college students overall do not associate financial security, material things. or a job with high salary and benefits with happiness. Instead. having an "interesting" or "challenging" job is positively related 10 being happy. Significant differences by gender and between members of fraternities/sororities and "independents" are noted. Conclusions and implications of Ihese data are discussed.
