Rejection Resilience and Well-Being of Indian Working and Non-Working Women

The present research paper provides an overview of Rejection Resilience and well being of Indian women. The sample of the study consists of 200 Indian working and Indian non working women (100 each). Sample was collected in Delhi. Rejection was determined with the help of RS-Adult Questionnaire Rejection Sensitivity developed by Berenson, Gyurak, Downey, and Ayduk. Resilience was determined with the help of resilience scale developed by Wagnild young and well being was determined by scale of psychological well being developed by Carol Ryff. The results revealed that there is relation between rejection and resilience on the well being of Indian women. Research indicates that experiencing rejection from Family or society increases the risk of suffering various mental health and behavioral problems. Therefore, this research investigated factors that contributed to the resilience of Indian women. Well being is multidimensional encompassing all aspects of human life. The paper presents the main findings from the literature on the rejection, resilience and well being of Indian women. Although well being is important in terms of human health that is mentally, physically and spiritually. The paper also shows that how resilience helps us in keeping our well being intact.