Exploring the relationship between happiness, courage, and justice in lawyers’ perspectives: a qualitative study

This qualitative study examines the relationship between happiness, courage, and justice from lawyers’ perspectives through content analysis and grounded theory. The research involved semi-structured interviews with 106 lawyers, asking open-ended questions about their views on happiness, courage, and justice. The interview aims to understand lawyers’ perceptions of the definitions of happiness, courage, and justice and their evaluations of the relationship between these concepts. The results indicate that the participants’ definitions of happiness, courage, and justice are complex and multifaceted. These virtues vary about each other and happiness; their components are not significantly different in many qualitative aspects. The research demonstrates the interactions between courage and justice and suggests that happiness can only emerge in the presence of these two virtues. The findings provide valuable insights into the interplay between happiness, courage, and justice, as lawyers perceive.