Background: Well-being commonly deals a state of psychological, intellectual, physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellness. The well-being among students in higher education is much important for their academic achievement. Studies report show that a number of students in higher education are dealing with well-being issues. It affects to students’ academic performance as well as in drop-out rates. Several factors are involved in the levels of well-being in male and female students.
Aim of the study: The objective of present study is to find the prevalence of well-being levels among male and female undergraduate college students of Deoghar district of Jharkhand, India.
Methods: A simple random sampling method was used to collect data from 400 undergraduate arts college students, in which 200 students were male and 200 students were female. The Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) developed by Dr. Devender Singh Sisodia and Pooja Choudhary has been used in this study. The data was scored and analyzed as per the manual. The mean, standard deviation and “t” test were being calculated.
Results: It has observed that calculated “t” value is greater than tabulated value at significant level 0.05. There is significant difference exist between male and female students with regard to well-being. The finding indicated that female students have more well-being than male. These results contribute to the literature on explaining well-being in college students.
Conclusion: This study reveals that female have more well-being than male. The gender difference may exist due to biological, social, environmental and psychological differences.
International Journal of Research in Psychiatry
