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Sandeep Panchal ¹, H. L. Joshi ²

Affiliations
1 Defence Institute of Psychology Research, Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology, K.U. Kurukshetra, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore relationships between happiness, social skills and self-esteem in youths. The sample consists of 200 undergraduate and postgraduate students (Male 76 and Female 124) within age ranged from 18 to 24 years. Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) by Argyle, Martin and Crossland (1989), Social Skills Inventory (SSI) by Riggio (1986), and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) by Coopersmith (1975) were administered to all the respondents. The data were analyzed by using Descriptive statistics i.e. mean and SD, t test, Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis. The result revealed that High happiness and low happiness group youth differ significantly on the measure of self-esteem, emotional sensitivity, Social expressivity and social control variable. The correlational analysis revealed that happiness variable found to be positively significant with self- esteem, emotional sensitivity, social expressivity and social control. The step wise Multiple regression analysis found two predictors of Happiness i.e. self-esteem Social expressivity. These predictors account only 48% of total variance in happiness.

Keywords

Happinewss, Social Skills, Self-esteem

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Sandeep Panchal ¹, Updesh Kumar ¹, H. L. Joshi ²

Affiliations
1 Defence Institute of Psychological Research, (DRDO), Delhi, IN
2 Department of Psychology Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN

Abstract

Mental health problems are an important public health concern for all age groups, but especially for married professionals. The objective of the present study was to explore the role of mental health and depression in suicidal ideation among married professionals. The sample consisted of 200 married professionals in the age range of 25 to 40 years. Symptom check list -90 (Derogatis, et al., 1973), Beck Depression Inventory (Beck et al., 1996), and Adult Suicidal ideation Questionnaire (Reynolds, 1991) were administered to the respondents. Results of the Pearson product moment correlation revealed that depression and mental health found to be positively correlated with suicidal ideation among married professionals. Step wise regression analysis revealed two potent predictors of suicidal ideation i.e. Depression and phobic anxiety which account 29% of the variance.

Keywords

Mental Health, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation.

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