Gender, Caste-Category and Psychological Well-Being

Exploring the Impact of Gender and Caste-Category on Psychological Well-Being among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

In this study researcher tried to find out the effect of gender and caste category on psychological well-being of under-graduate students. For this purpose 360 students were selected randomly. Out of which there were 120 general, 120 OBC and 120 SC category students. There were 180 male and 180 female in the study. Psychological Well-Being scale constructed by Dr. Devendra Singh Sisodia and Ms. Pooja Choudhary was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using 2 x 3 factorial analyses. Results showed that there is no significant main effect of gender and caste on psychological well-being. The interaction effect of gender and caste-category was also found non-significant.