Volume : 4, Issue : 9, September - 2015

SOCIAL SUPPORT: A WAY FOR SOUND MENTAL HEALTH

Mahadevi Waddar, Supriya Fernandes, Tanya Keni

Abstract :

<p>Mother plays an important role in raising a child to adulthood and equipping that child with the necessary skills and social support to enter successfully into society (Spoth and Conroy, 1993). In view of this the present study is conducted to study the impact of social support on mental health among students of working and non-working mothers. Perceived Social Support Scales and Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) are administered on sample of 120 undergraduate students. The results revealed that, students of working and non-working mothers with high and low social support differ significantly in their mental well-being.</p>