Role of Social Support, Self-Esteem and Selfie-Obsession in Psychological Well-Being and Stress among Young Adults

Abstract

Self-esteem is the capacity that affects our lives greatly helping us cope better. Understanding psychological well being increases the scope for trying to enhance it. This study aimed at understanding the role of social support, self-esteem, selfie obsession in stress and psychological well being among young adults. The sample consisted of 160 students (80 males, 80 females) of Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be university), Patiala. For this purpose, brief Self-esteem scale developed by Rossenberg, scale by Janarthanan Balakrishnan, Psychological well bing by Ryff’s, Social support scale by Cohen & Hoberman, 1983.The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The findings suggested that social support and psychological well being is negatively correlated whereas stress has positive correlation with self-esteem.