Satisfaction with Life and Dispositional Resilience among College Going Females with PCOS and without PCOS

Polycystic Ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one major risk factor that makes the life of females more frantic. This condition can cause missed or irregular periods as well as other symptoms like hirsutism, weight gain, insulin resistance, and hair loss, Infertility and cyst formation in the ovaries. Females having PCOS may experience hardship and a decline in quality of life as a result of their PCOS symptoms. Even in the face of hardships there are people having ability to successfully adapt to adversity. Satisfaction with life and dispositional resilience vary among females with PCOS and without PCOS. The major purpose of this study was to identify the satisfaction with life and dispositional resilience among college going females with PCOS and without PCOS, and whether satisfaction with life relate to dispositional resilience among college going females with PCOS and without PCOS. The two tools used for the study were Satisfaction with Life Scale and Dispositional Resilience Scale-15. The participants of the study were 168 college going females (84 females with PCOS and 84 without PCOS). The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant difference in satisfaction with life and dispositional resilience among college going females with PCOS and without PCOS. A positive relationship was found between satisfaction with life and dispositional resilience among college going females with PCOS and without PCOS. Females with PCOS have low satisfaction with life and dispositional resilience when compared to females without PCOS.