International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research

Authors
Nilesh Singh, Ram Prasad Sonkar

Abstract
The idea of happiness varies among people and had been given several definitions over the decades. Many variable have been accounted for the reason of happiness among people, one such variable is perceived self-acceptance. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between happiness and perceived self-acceptance among women of Varanasi city, an online survey was conducted in which 93 women participated having age range of 18-30 years. A survey method of research was used and data was collected using Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Perceived Self-Acceptance scale. The test results confirmed that there is a positive correlation between happiness and perceived self-acceptance, there lies no significant difference between the self-acceptance of financially dependent and finically independent women also there is no significant difference in the happiness among women living in rural and urban area.