Depression, optimism-pessimism attitude and psychological well-being in adolescent boys and girls

Pages: 714-716
Nisar Ahmad Wani (Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir)

The present study was conducted to explore the difference in Depression, Optimism-Pessimism Attitude and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescent Boys and Girls. The sample comprised of 100 adolescents (50 boys & 50 girls) belonging to an age group of 16-18 years and studying in XI class from CBSE affiliated schools of Rohtak and Sonepat districts. Results revealed that boys experienced more depression than girls. The respondents having pessimism had reported high depression and low psychological well-being than who had reported optimism.