Relationship between Psychological Well-being, Resilience, Grit, and Optimism among College Students in Mumbai

By : Riya Shah, Anuja Deshpande

Page No: 43-54

Abstract:
College years are very important in an individual’s life, however, as the complexity of the course increases, it brings in various challenges. Thus, this study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being (PWB), resilience, grit, and optimism among college students in Mumbai. Employing purposive and snowball sampling techniques, Flourishing Scale (Diener, et al., 2009), Brief Resilience Scale (Smith, et al., 2008), Short Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and lastly, the Life Orientation Test-Revised (Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994) was administered. Correlational analysis (N = 95) indicated a positive link of PWB with resilience, grit, and optimism. Resilience was also positively correlated with grit and optimism. However, the relationship between grit and optimism was not found to be significant. The study assisted to fill the gap in the literature and can also help college institutions to incorporate practices for mental health hygiene of its students.

Authors :
Riya Shah
Post Graduate Student – Department of Psychology, Maniben Nanavati Women’s Psychology, Mumbai, India- 400056.

Anuja Deshpande
Assistant Professor – Department of Psychology, Maniben Nanavati Women’s College, Mumbai, India- 400056
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2022.17.01.5