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A Study on Psychological Well-Being of Rural and Urban Adolescents


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We investigated the Psychological well-being of adolescents across area. It is the combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. The study was conducted on 600 adolescents of Panchkula district of Haryana state in which 300 adolescents from rural and 300 adolescents were urban studying in 11th and 12th class. Psychological well-being scale by Ryff (1989) was used to assess well-being of adolescents. Self developed questionnaire was used to assess the socio-economic variables. The data was analyzed by applying frequency, percentages and Z test. Majority of urban and rural adolescents had low score on autonomy, environment mastery and self acceptance and moderate score in purpose in life and high score in personal growth. Significant differences were observed in all domains of psychological well-being regarding area, age and gender.

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Psychological Well-Being, Adolescents, Autonomy, Environment Mastery.
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Authors

Tanya Arya
Department of Human Development and Family Studies Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Sheela Sangwan
Department of Human Development and Family Studies Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

Abstract


We investigated the Psychological well-being of adolescents across area. It is the combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. The study was conducted on 600 adolescents of Panchkula district of Haryana state in which 300 adolescents from rural and 300 adolescents were urban studying in 11th and 12th class. Psychological well-being scale by Ryff (1989) was used to assess well-being of adolescents. Self developed questionnaire was used to assess the socio-economic variables. The data was analyzed by applying frequency, percentages and Z test. Majority of urban and rural adolescents had low score on autonomy, environment mastery and self acceptance and moderate score in purpose in life and high score in personal growth. Significant differences were observed in all domains of psychological well-being regarding area, age and gender.

Keywords


Psychological Well-Being, Adolescents, Autonomy, Environment Mastery.

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