The Effect of Happiness on Social Participation (Case of Study: Islamic Azad University in Tabriz)

Social participation is one way of growth and development of human society in this era. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of happiness on social participation (formal and informal) among students. The theoretical framework is a composition of Halley's theory about the origin of social participation and community involvement joy of Durkheim. Methodology is survey and to collect data a questionnaire is distributed and the reliability of it is also assessed and Cronbach's alpha is used too. To determine the sample size, Cochran’s formula is used. The statistical population consists of students of Islamic Azad University in Tabriz in 2015 and a sample of 323 people is selected by stratified sampling. T-test results show that the mean difference is not significant in terms of gender and social participation. The Pearson correlation coefficient shows that there is a relationship between social participation and a sense of joy (0.408).