Attitude towards Smell, Personality Traits and Psychological Well-Being Among Middle Adolescents

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of life in which the biological and psychosocial transition from childhood to adulthood occurs. Adolescence spans the second decade of life, a phase described as beginning in biology and ending in society. The objectives guided the study are to assess the Attitude towards smell, Personality traits and psychological well-being along with Demographic variables like Gender and Perfume use. A correlational research design was used by the researcher. The data was collected from Kerala. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique for data collection. Questionnaire method was adopted to collect the data. Almost all the Findings are substantial and relevant in line with hypotheses. The kaleidoscope of personality is shaken in adolescence and where the pieces land is of profound importance – long-term studies show that the traits that appear in our teenage years are predictive of a wide range of outcomes in life. Adolescence seems to be the amount of human development subjected to dynamic socio-biological changes that directly precedes the height of olfactory ability. Psychological well-being takes an important part in personality and development theories both theoretically and practically. It is early days for research on this topic, but the potential implications are exciting and important because, by learning more about the forces that shape teenagers, we can potentially intervene and help set them on a healthier, more successful path.