Author Name:- Akansha Singh and Dr. Pooja Varma / Date:- January 2024
Abstract
Aim: This study assessed the impact of neglect on happiness and personality and how different are results for the group that has experienced -childhood neglect and those who have not. Objective: To assess the impact of Neglect on the Happiness and Personality of Young Adults. Individuals from Urban India, with the capability of reading and understanding English, were included. A total of 82 participants between the ages 18 to 30 years were a part of the study. Study Design: Participants were asked to fill out the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to sort into groups of neglect and no neglect; they also filled Oxford Happiness Questionnaire for Happiness measure and NEO-FFI for personality domains. Results: Kruskal-Wallis test was used to measure the significance between groups of neglect and no neglect for happiness and personality. It is found that there is no significant effect of neglect in Neuroticism (H (1, n = 82) = [1.030], p = [.310]), Extraversion (H (1, n = 82) = [2.198], p = [.138]), and Openness (H (1, n = 82) = [0.900], p = [.343]) dimensions of personality in adults. It is also observed that there was a statistical difference in Happiness (H (1, n = 82) = [7.081], p = [.008]), Conscientiousness (H (1, n = 82) = [4.248], p = [.039]), and Agreeableness (H (1, n = 82) = [4.340], p = [.037]) between groups. Conclusion: Neglect impacts young adult happiness. It also affects personality but only in the domains of Conscientiousness and Agreeableness.
