Life Satisfaction in Adolescents with the Effects of Perceived Stress in Students of Selected Schools of Dharan Municipality
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background & Objectives: To safeguard adolescent mental well-being, it is important to create social environments that offer protective factors for mental health and limit exposure to risk factors for mental disorders. Objectives of the study were to assess the life satisfaction among adolescents and to find out the association between the life satisfaction, perceived stress and the selected socio-demographic variables. Methods & Materials: A descriptive, cross sectional study design was used. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the schools and systematic sampling technique for selection of students. Sample size was 160 students who fulfilled the selection criteria. Data were collected by self administered method using Scott Heubner’s Multidimensional students Life satisfaction scale (MSLSS) and Cohen’s Perceived stress scale. Results: Majority 67.5% of the respondent were from the age group above 15 years. In case of residence majority 84.4% of them were from urban. Maximum 96.2% were belonging to Hindu religion. In matter of occupation of parents, maximum 32.5% were doing business as their source of income likewise as of mother, 73.6 % were housewives. Total 160 students were satisfied with their lives. The association with the perceived stress and the selected socio-demographic variable was found to be significant only with the education of mother (p=.023). The correlation between perceived stress and life satisfaction showed negative relationship, ‘r’= -0.33 at p<0.01. Conclusion: Therefore it can be concluded that good communication and living environment is the contributing factor for life satisfaction among adolescents.
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Nirmala Pradhan
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