A Co-relational Study on Well-being and Mental Health of College Students

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Page: 227-230

Nandini Moudgil¹ and Punam Bagi² (Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women, Shahzadpur, Ambala, Haryana¹ and Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women, Palwal, Kurukshetra, Haryana²)

Mental health is referred to as a state of well-being, wherein a person is likely to not only attain his/her potential but effectively cope with stress, be productive at work, and add to his/her community. Well-being is related to the quality of one’s life and to the feelings of being in harmony with the self and the environment. The present research is designed to study the relationship between well-being and mental health. The sample consisted of 315 participants of 18 to 25 years of age belonging to different colleges of district Kurukshetra, Haryana. To assess levels of the mental health and well-being of the sample, DASS-21 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and WHO-5 Well-being Index (Beck, 2004) were used respectively. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment correlation. The results revealed a significant negative correlation between stress, anxiety, and depression. These results signify the relevance of stress management and life skills training for college students as stress, anxiety and depression disrupt the sense of well-being and it has been proven to have long-lasting physiological and psychological detrimental consequences for college students.