The present study was investigated to assess the level of happiness among rural adolescents experiencing persistent socio-economic hardship and to examine the contribution of attributes like self-esteem and perceived social support on happiness of rural poor adolescents. The sample included 360 adolescents (15-18 years of age) belonging to intact two parent families and living in conditions of socio-economic hardship. The results revealed that despite of living in conditions of socio-economic hardship, majority of rural adolescents perceived high degree of happiness. Female adolescents perceived significantly more happiness in their life as compared to their male counterparts. Males manifested significantly greater self-esteem than females. Correlation analysis revealed that self-esteem and social support were significantly positively correlated with happiness. Regression analysis revealed that social support emerged as the strongest protective factor.
:Ageing is a part of living. Poor health is often observed as one of the most serious problems in old age. Therefore by keeping the health concern of elderly in mind the study aimed to study in detail the Status of Physical health of elderly living with children and in empty nest families was conducted on a sample of 120 elderly man and women with children and in empty nest families, randomly selected from three chosen localities of Ludhiana city. The objective of the study was to assess the status of physical well-being of the elderly living with married children and in empty nest families. The results revealed that the level of different types of physical health problems on the whole was low among elderly men and women living in both the settings. However, the elderly parenting living in empty nest families were suffering from higher number of physical health problems as compared to them living with children.
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