Gender Differences in Psychological Well-Being and Parenting Styles in Relation to Academic Performance among the Higher Education Students of Poumai Naga Tribe

Study about gender difference on the dimensions of psychological well-being is necessary so as to focus on overall healthcare of men and women. The gender stereotype is a prevalent fact in every society. Besides visible bodily differences certain characteristics are attributed to men while some other traits are attributed to women. The goal of the present study was to look at the gender gap among Poumai higher education students in different components of psychological well-being as elaborated by Carol Ryff. The other objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between the academic achievement of the students and three different parenting styles as expansively detailed by Diana Baumrind. A total of 122 college students (male=58, female=64) from four colleges of Senapati district, Manipur took part in the present study with ages ranging from 19-22 years. Parental Authority Questionnaires of Buri, J. as well as Ryff’s Scale of Psychological well-being were used. We used t-test for the analysis. The findings were analyzed and discussed further. The limitations of the results and the implications for future scope and directions were also discussed.