PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: AGE GENDER AND EDUCATION

Authors

  • Nand Lal Kumar Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, B.R.A. Bihar University, India
  • Dr Alka Jaiswal Professor, Psychology department of MDDM College, B.R.A. Bihar University, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i2.2024.2184

Keywords:

Psychological , Well-Being, Satisfaction, Efficiency, Mental Health, Sociability, Interpersonal Relationship

Abstract [English]

This study is aimed at find the difference in psychological wellbeing among college students with respect to gender, age and education of students. A standardized questionnaire is used for this study. Data is collected from 217 students of Muzaffarpur district of Bihar using convenient sampling technique. Descriptive and hypothesis testing research approach is adopted and data analysis is done with SPSS 21. The results of study reported that female have higher psychological well-being then male student in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. It is also inferred that there is no significant difference in satisfaction, efficiency and sociability between male and female students at Muzaffarpur district of Bihar while significant difference is revealed that female is significantly higher for female students then male students in mental health and interpersonal relationship. In terms of age group, there is no significant difference in psychological wellbeing in different age group of respondents. There is significant difference in sociability for age above 24 is high in comparisons to age group of 16-20 and 20-24. Also, there is significantly high among the age group of 16-20 in comparison to age group of 20-24 in case of interpersonal relationship. Although examining various variables of psychological well-being, the findings indicate that there is no notable disparity in terms of satisfaction, productivity, and mental health. When it comes to educating children, it has been determined that there is no notable disparity in the psychological well-being of pupils at different levels of school. Furthermore, it has been determined that there is no substantial disparity in the measures of psychological wellness among students with varying levels of education.

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Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Kumar, N. L., & Jaiswal, A. (2024). PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: AGE GENDER AND EDUCATION. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(2), 368–381. https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i2.2024.2184