Exploring the Role of Perceived Social Support on Subjective Well-Being Among Youth in India

IF 1.3 Q2 SOCIAL WORK Global Social Welfare Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI:10.1007/s40609-024-00332-y

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The study investigates the relationship between an individual’s sense of well-being and various factors related to their social environment, including parental relationships, peer connections, and perception of support from friends, neighbors, and institutions in the community. The analysis was conducted using data from the Young Lives Study in India. The final analysis included a sample of 894 participants aged 21–22 years. The study’s results, obtained through an ordinal logistic regression model, revealed significant positive associations between subjective well-being and perceived support from friends (β = 0.23, p = 0.000) and government organizations (β = 0.15, p = 0.001). In other words, participants who perceived higher levels of support from their friends and government institutions also tended to have a higher sense of well-being. A significant positive association was also observed between continued education in youth and subjective well-being (β = 0.41, p = 0.009). These findings suggest that social support groups for youth, which provide opportunities to connect with others in their community, can contribute to their overall well-being.

Additionally, the study highlights the importance of strengthening the outreach of existing government programs to support youth and promote higher education. By enhancing the availability and accessibility of these programs, the well-being of youth in the country can be positively influenced. Overall, this research emphasizes the role of social support networks and government initiatives in promoting the well-being of youth in India.

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探索感知到的社会支持对印度青年主观幸福感的作用

摘要本研究调查了个人的幸福感与其社会环境相关的各种因素之间的关系，包括父母关系、同伴关系以及对来自朋友、邻居和社区机构的支持的感知。分析使用了印度 "年轻生命研究 "的数据。最终分析的样本包括 894 名 21-22 岁的参与者。研究结果显示，主观幸福感与感知到的朋友支持（β = 0.23，p = 0.000）和政府组织支持（β = 0.15，p = 0.001）之间存在显著的正相关。换句话说，认为朋友和政府机构支持程度较高的参与者往往幸福感也较高。此外，青年时期继续接受教育与主观幸福感之间也存在明显的正相关关系（β = 0.41，p = 0.009）。这些研究结果表明，青少年社会支持团体为他们提供了与社区其他人建立联系的机会，有助于提高他们的整体幸福感。此外，这项研究还强调了加强现有政府计划的外联工作以支持青少年和促进高等教育的重要性。通过提高这些计划的可用性和可及性，可以对该国青少年的福祉产生积极影响。总之，这项研究强调了社会支持网络和政府举措在促进印度青年福祉方面的作用。

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Global Social Welfare SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： This journal brings together research that informs the fields of global social work, social development, and social welfare policy and practice. It serves as an outlet for manuscripts and brief reports of interdisciplinary applied research which advance knowledge about global threats to the well-being of individuals, groups, families and communities. This research spans the full range of problems including global poverty, food and housing insecurity, economic development, environmental safety, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, mental health, addiction, disease and illness, gender and income inequality, human rights and social justice, access to health care and social resources, strengthening care and service delivery, trauma, crises, and responses to natural disasters, war, violence, population movements and trafficking, war and refugees, immigration/migration, human trafficking, orphans and vulnerable children. Research that recognizes the significant link between individuals, families and communities and their external environments, as well as the interrelatedness of race, cultural, context and poverty, will be particularly welcome.