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Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement

The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship of positive psychological strengths and its dimensions (hope, optimism, self efficacy and resiliency) with subjective well-being, mentoring and educational encouragement; and to examine the role of demographic characteristics, mentoring an...

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Main Author: Khan, Aqeel
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Published: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47402/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0202-x
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spelling my.utm.474022018-11-30T06:43:57Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47402/ Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement Khan, Aqeel BF Psychology The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship of positive psychological strengths and its dimensions (hope, optimism, self efficacy and resiliency) with subjective well-being, mentoring and educational encouragement; and to examine the role of demographic characteristics, mentoring and educational encouragement as a predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Data were collected from 464 professional course students, 200 males and 264 females residing in North India. Descriptive, correlations and regression analysis were performed. Gender, socio-economic, marital status and religious belief of the students significantly influencing on outcome variables. Significant positive relationship were found between positive psychological strengths with subjective well-being, mentoring from teachers and educational encouragement from parents, siblings and friends. Regression model revealed that mentoring on the part of the teachers significantly predicted positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Educational encouragement on the part of the parents, siblings and friends were significantly predicted the positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Role of mentoring and educational encouragement from parents, siblings and teachers was found to be imperative in developing positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being of contemporary adolescent, as well preparing skill to face challenges of life in a complex world. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed Khan, Aqeel (2013) Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement. Social Indicators Research, 114 (3). pp. 1285-1293. ISSN 0303-8300 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0202-x DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0202-x
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Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
description The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship of positive psychological strengths and its dimensions (hope, optimism, self efficacy and resiliency) with subjective well-being, mentoring and educational encouragement; and to examine the role of demographic characteristics, mentoring and educational encouragement as a predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Data were collected from 464 professional course students, 200 males and 264 females residing in North India. Descriptive, correlations and regression analysis were performed. Gender, socio-economic, marital status and religious belief of the students significantly influencing on outcome variables. Significant positive relationship were found between positive psychological strengths with subjective well-being, mentoring from teachers and educational encouragement from parents, siblings and friends. Regression model revealed that mentoring on the part of the teachers significantly predicted positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Educational encouragement on the part of the parents, siblings and friends were significantly predicted the positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. Role of mentoring and educational encouragement from parents, siblings and teachers was found to be imperative in developing positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being of contemporary adolescent, as well preparing skill to face challenges of life in a complex world.
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title Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
title_short Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
title_full Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
title_fullStr Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
title_full_unstemmed Predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among North Indian Adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
title_sort predictors of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being among north indian adolescents: role of mentoring and educational encouragement
publisher Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
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