Altruism and Psychological Well-being of College Students of Ahmedabad

Abstract

Background: Helping others is an important part of the human beings since the ancient times. Earlier people used to go to an extreme level to help others but as time changed the level of helping has been decreasing speedily. In modern times when we observe a rise in mental health issues in almost all the age groups, there arise a need to know whether people are satisfied with their life or not, whether they are aware about the needs and wants or are just trying to help themselves. Many questions arise and thus there was a need for this study. Objectives: To assess the altruism level and psychological well-being of the male and female college students of Ahmedabad. Methods: The sample size was 100 college students of Ahmedabad of which 50 boys and 50 girls were taken. The Altruism scale and the psychological well-being scale were used.  Results: It has been observed that social support plays an important role in a student’s life and it may affect the stress level of the student. More the support, less are the chances of getting stressed. Conclusion: The conclusion is that social support can have a greater impact on the stress level of the secondary students.