%0 Journal Article %A Hakimi, ‎ Soraya ‎ %A Talepasand, Siavash %T Predictors of Subjective Wellbeing in Students of Medical Sciences: The Role of Orientation to Happiness and Life Goals %J Practice in Clinical Psychology %V 8 %N 2 %U http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-686-en.html %R 10.32598/jpcp.8.2.28.2 %D 2020 %K Orientation, Happiness, Life, Goal, %X Objective: Subjective wellbeing is a personal experience that points at high levels of positive ‎affections and life satisfaction. The relationship between happiness and life goals with subjective wellbeing provides useful insight into the prerequisites of wellbeing. This ‎study aimed to determine the role of orientation to happiness and life goals in predicting subjective ‎wellbeing.‎ Methods: Using a cluster sampling method, 285 ‎students were selected studying at first- and second-year of education at Tehran University of Medical Sciences ‎during 2016-2017. The participants responded to the questionnaires of life satisfaction, positive and ‎negative affections, orientation to happiness, and life goals. The obtained data were analyzed using ‎canonical correlation model.‎ Results: Four significant canonical functions were identified. The first function showed that ‎the orientation to meaning and engagement was associated with a high level of life satisfaction and ‎wellbeing. The second function revealed that the orientation to pleasure was used along with positive and ‎negative emotions. The third function showed that the intrinsic goals were in line with higher life satisfaction. The ‎last function indicated a direct relationship between extrinsic goals with positive and negative ‎affections.‎ Conclusion: Orientation to meaning and engagement as well as the development of intrinsic goals ‎increases the level of life satisfaction and results in wellbeing. %> http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-686-en.pdf %P 109-122 %& 109 %! %9 Research %L A-10-28-2 %+ Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. %G eng %@ 2423-5822 %[ 2020