International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Souta Anjali, Dr. G Swarupa Rani, Dr. P Sreedevi and Dr. M Preethi

abstract
The study aimed to assess the relationship between stress and psychological well-being among adolescents. A total of 240 adolescents (120 girls and 120 boys) in the age group of 16-18 years from 12 private intermediate colleges located under six zones in Hyderabad city of Telangana state were selected as sample through a purposive random sampling method. The data was collected by using a self-developed questionnaire on stress and a psychological well-being scale by Carol D. Ryff (1989). An ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The questionnaire on stress assesses the adolescent’s level of stress from family, personal, academic and social settings. The psychological well-being scale assesses the autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations, purpose in life and self-acceptance. The SPSS 16.0 package program was used to analyze the data. After conducting a correlational analysis using Karl Pearson’s product-moment correlation between stress and psychological well-being, a significant and strong negative (r=-0.914**) correlation was observed, which was found to be significant at 0.01 level of probability. It means that as the stress level increased, the psychological well-being among adolescents decreased. This implies that the teenagers who were under stress from their parents, personal issues, academic work and peer connections, were more likely to have lower mental wellness. Surprisingly, our findings support that, the stress leads to reduced psychological well-being among adolescents and it is consistent with our findings across research.