Psychological Capital as a Predictor of Optimum Health and Happiness among Adolescents
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2022
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The study is conducted to explore the relationship and contribution of psychological capital towards optimum health and happiness among adolescents. The research was based on 400 adolescents (Boys=200, Girls=200) in the age group of 16-18 years studying in urban and rural government senior secondary schools of Ludhiana district. The sample was randomly drawn from 10th, 11th and 12th grades. A self structured general information sheet was used to collect the demographic data of the adolescents. Happiness Scale by Bharadwaj and Das; Optimum Health Scale by Kumar and Bala and Psychological Capital Scale by Luthans et al were the research instruments used to access the status of adolescents’ happiness, optimum health and psychological capital respectively. Results of the study depicted that maximum number of adolescents had medium level of psychological capital, happiness and optimum health. Significant gender differences existed which revealed that adolescent girls had significantly better optimum health, happiness then boys. Further significant locale and gender differences were observed in overall psychological capital and happiness at medium and low levels. Further results also revealed that rural and urban boys and girls had significant differences in overall optimum health and happiness. Significant locale and gender differences were also observed in overall psychological capital. In case of psychological capital, girls are more efficacious, hopeful, resilient and optimistic than boys. Whereas locale differences in psychological capital revealed that rural adolescents are more efficacious, resilient than urban adolescents. Further psychological capital contributed positively and significantly towards happiness and optimum health of the adolescents. From these results, it could be implied that psychological capital can be used as a resource to positively impact happiness and optimum health of the adolescents.
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Dogra, Deepali (2022). Psychological Capital as a Predictor of Optimum Health and Happiness among Adolescents (Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.