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ArticlePsychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law2026

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

Ozgur Sert, Ibrahim Sani Mert, Cem Sen, Korhan Arun

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Ozgur SertFaculty of Economics, Administration, and Social Science, Business Administration Department, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Türkiye.
Ibrahim Sani MertFaculty of Economics, Administration, and Social Science, Business Administration Department, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Türkiye.
Cem SenFreelance Lecturer/Researcher, Bad Honnef, Germany.
Korhan ArunFaculty of Economics, Administration, and Social Science, Business Administration Department, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Türkiye.

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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.

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couragehappinessjusticelawyerslegal ethicsqualitative studyvirtue

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PMCPMC13463473

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