Tonya, who is a psychology graduate student, asked freshmen in an introductory psychology class, what is necessary for you to be happy? according to a study cited in the text, the students are likely to attribute happiness to:

Happiness is a matter of perspective, hence, it will differ to different range of ages. Older people tend to value intangible things like time with family, relationships, job satisfaction and contentment in life. For younger people, they are more into the present and short-lasting euphoria like acquiring gadgets, gifts and the like. However, there could be other deep reasons like love and music and making their parents proud.