Analysis on the level of well-being among Indian secondary school adolescents

Well-being in adolescence is an increasing field of study. Well-being, as a component of quality of life, has been a field of important developments during the last two decades. Adolescent well-being is a comprehensive construct that includes the ability to acquire knowledge, skills, experience, values, and social relationships, as well as access to basic services, that will enable an individual to negotiate multiple life domains, participate in community and civic affairs, earn income, avoid harmful and risky behavior, and be able to thrive in a variety of circumstances, free from preventable illness, exploitation, abuse and discrimination. The purpose of the research is to find out the level of well-being of adolescents. Participants of the study were 640 secondary school adolescents from the state of Punjab. Survey was used to study the level of well-being of adolescents. The findings show that out of total 640 adolescents, 196 adolescents i.e. 32.67% of adolescents have high well-being, 392 adolescents i.e. 65.33% have average level of well-being and only 12 i.e. 2% have low level of well-being. A majority of adolescent boys and girls have average level of well-being. Majority of rural adolescents have average and majority of urban adolescents have high level of well-being. This study highlights the importance of considering well- being of adolescents. These results have strong implications for adolescent's positive mental health promotion, including school-based policies and practices.