The Influence of Perceived Stress on various dimensions of Well Being
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: There is ample research evidence that stress affects one’s well -being. The present study seeks to understand which aspects of well-being get affected by various levels of perceived stress.Methodology: College students in the age range of 18-22 years participated in the study. They were given ‘Perceived Stress Scale’ to measure their perceived stress levels and Ryff’s ‘Psychological Well -being Scale’ to measure their psychological well-being. One way ANOVA was calculated to serve the objective of the study.Results: The analysis revealed that as expected there was a significant difference in psychological wellbeingas a function of level of perceived stress.[F(2,102) = 15.27, p<0.001]. There was a significant difference in only four of the six dimensions of psychological well-being namely self-acceptance [F(2,102) = 5.63,p<0.005], environmental mastery [F(2,102) = 21.58, p<0.001], autonomy [F(2,102) = 8.37, p<0.001] and positive relations with others [F(2,102) = 3.99, p<0.02] as a function of low, moderate or high level of perceived stress. There was no significant influence of perceived stress on ‘purpose in life’ [F(2,102) = 0.34,NS] and ‘personal growth’ [F(2,102) = 2.73, ns] dimensions of well-being.Conclusion: Perceived stress may affect certain dimensions of well being. The implications of the study findings for positive youth development are discussed and implied.
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Pooja Soni, Gautam Gawali
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- EP ID EP274873
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.4.4.2017.335-342
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