Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part D (2019)
Hope, gratitude and life satisfaction among college students with academic stress
Hope, gratitude and life satisfaction among college students with academic stress
Author(s)
Geetha A
Abstract
The aim was to study hope, gratitude and life satisfaction among college students with low and high academic stress. The objective was to study the hope, gratitude and life satisfaction between college students with low and high academic stress. The sample consisted of male and female college students pursuing their degree course in government and private colleges, aged between 18 and 21 years. A between group design with purposive sample was opted for the study. The college students were administered General Health Questionnaire to rule out probable case of pathology and then students below the cutoff score on General Health Questionnaire were administered the Academic Stress Scale and individuals with low and high academic stress on this scale were considered for the study. Further both the groups were administered Adult Hope Scale, Gratitude Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale. ‘t’ test was computed to study the significant difference in the mean scores on the hope, gratitude and life satisfaction between college students with low and high academic stress. The results indicated that the hope, gratitude and life satisfaction were significantly better for college students with low academic stress than for students high academic stress.
How to cite this article:
Geetha A. Hope, gratitude and life satisfaction among college students with academic stress. Int J Appl Res 2019;5(3):406-412. DOI:
10.22271/allresearch.2019.v5.i3d.12196