Quality of Life among Adolescents in Goa

Adolescence is a time when most young people have to make decisions (by choice, compulsion or default) that frequently have lasting consequences throughout the rest of their lives. These experiences have an impact on the experience of their quality of life. The present study aimed at assessing the percentage of adolescents experiencing the various levels of quality of life. The study was based on adolescents in Goa. The WHO's Quality of Life scale - BREF (WHOQOL - BREF) was used to gather the research data. A percentage mapping on Quality of life across the three phases of adolescence indicated most adolescents perceive high and average quality of life with none showing in the low perception category. A comparison of the phases indicated that a higher percentage of middle adolescents experienced a higher quality of life.