Author: Tapashi Saha
Abstract: Adolescence is an age of confusion. They face numerous challenges, including mental health issues, identity consolidation, and the development of mature social goals. This is the time of shaping and reshaping the youth of tomorrow as well as to create a safe zone for them. The two most important parameters in the life of an adolescent are the school on one hand and the parents on the other. A coordination between them results in the wellbeing of the child. The objective of the study is to understand the impact of school environment and parenting style on the well-being of the adolescent. The ex-post scientific study (field study) research design, more specifically a hypothesis testing type of field study was adopted. The sample consisted of 30 boys and girls of a private school of Agartala Tripura. Subjective Well – Being Inventory (SUBI) by Sell and Nagpal, (1992). School Environment Inventory by Dr. Karuna Shanker Mishra (Allahabad) and Parents as Social Context Questionnaire(PASCQ)were used for data collection. The findings show that there is no significant difference in the well-being of adolescent based on parenting style and school environment.
Keywords: School Environment, Parenting Style, Wellbeing, Adolescence.
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