Social Bonding and Psychological Wellbeing Among Adolescents

Abstract

Present study was carried out to find the relationship between social bonding
and psychological wellbeing among adolescents. A sample of 100 participants
(males and females) was chosen from the various private and government
schools of Jaipur with mean age of 16.32 years. Systematic random sampling
was used to select the schools as well as the students of the respective schools.
They were administered the Hirshi’s Social Bonding Questionnaire and the
Ryff Psychological Wellbeing Scale. The results indicated that there is a
significant relationship between Social Bonding and Psychological Wellbeing.
Psychological wellbeing in terms of environmental mastery was found
significantly correlated with attachment and commitment of the domain of
social bonding. Further, personal growth, positive relationship with other
purpose in life and self- acceptance as domains of psychological wellbeing was
found significantly related to belief as domain of social bonding