Abstract

The study aimed to examine the relationship between social capital and happiness among faculty members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The study was descriptive-analytic conducted through cross-sectional design. The population was all faculty members of the Urmia University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was determined 151 using Cochran formula by proportionate stratified sampling. Data collection was through two questionnaires applied in previous studies whose validity and reliability were studied and confirmed in this study. Data analysis was through SPSS19. According to the findings, the social capital and happiness of faculty members in Urmia University of Medical Sciences was higher than average. The results also indicated a positive and significant relationship between social capital and its relational, cognitive, and structural aspects with happiness among faculty members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Thus, social capital and its aspects are among the factors improvement of whose increases the happiness of the faculty members.