The Impact of Social Capital and Economic Factors on Women's Happiness(An econometric analysis of women in Tehran)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital and economic factors on women's happiness. The statistical population of this research includes 18-65 year old women in Tehran. Sample size in this study, 384 people were selected using Cochran formula and the samples were selected using multistage cluster sampling method in 22 areas of Tehran. The data gathering tool was a modified standard Oxford Happiness Inverntory (OHI) test. Estimating the effect of variables on women's happiness has been done by using the software Eviews and estimate the cross-sectional regression by the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimator. The results of regression analysis show that among economic variables, household income has a positive effect on women's happiness and is reliable . Research findings also show that social coherence, social participation, social trust as the variables studied in relation to social capital, have a meaningful and positive relationship with happiness. That is, with the rise of social capital in women, their happiness increases. In addition, studying the effect of education shows that this variable has a significant and inverse relationship with women's happiness. That is, with the increase in the level of education of women, their happiness levels are reduced.