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Psychological Well-being as a Predictor of Resilience Among University Students

    Amreen

    Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan

    Anila Amber Malik

    Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan


Received
15 Jul, 2019
Accepted
19 Apr, 2020
Published
31 Dec, 2021

The concept of psychological well-being and resilience shares common psychological features involved in positive human functioning. The theoretical dimensions of psychological well-being are deeply rooted in the philosophical approach to humanistic, existential, developmental, and clinical psychology. The present study was aimed to examine the predictable relationship of psychological well-being and resilience among undergraduate university students of Karachi. Secondly, it differentiates the functioning of male and female university students on the construct of psychological Well-being and resilience. The sample was comprised of 300 undergraduate students, purposively selected; with a mean age of 21.89 years belong to different universities of Karachi. The Scales of Psychological Well-being (Ryff, 1989) and The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (Connor & Davidson, 2003) were used as measures of this study. Findings indicated that psychological well-being was positive predictor of resilience. In the Scales of Psychological Well-being, the domain of autonomy and environmental mastery were the significant positive correlates of resilience. In addition, psychological well-being and resilience were found to be greater among female students as compared to male students. The findings of this study provide implications for positive education that enables students to robust their strengths and capabilities to increase their well-being and effective management of university life challenges.

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APA-7 Style
, A., Malik, A.A. (2021). Psychological Well-being as a Predictor of Resilience Among University Students. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 36(4), 571-586. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2021.36.4.31

ACS Style
, A.; Malik, A.A. Psychological Well-being as a Predictor of Resilience Among University Students. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2021, 36, 571-586. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2021.36.4.31

AMA Style
A, Malik AA. Psychological Well-being as a Predictor of Resilience Among University Students. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2021; 36(4): 571-586. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2021.36.4.31

Chicago/Turabian Style
Amreen, and Anila Amber Malik. 2021. "Psychological Well-being as a Predictor of Resilience Among University Students" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 36, no. 4: 571-586. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2021.36.4.31