Resilience, Optimism and Perceived Social Support among Young Adults

Young adulthood is a vital development period in which major social, emotional and physical changes take place. Leaving usual surrounding behind and entering into unknown territory further create tension and anxiety among them. This period expects them to make various decision particularly for higher education and career development. Therefore, this research focuses on examining resilience, optimism and perceived social support among young adults to better understand the role of these psychological attributes in overcoming the challenges faced by them. Various objectives and hypothesis were formulated. Data was collected from 104 young adults ranging between 20-30 years of age using purposive sampling technique. Three scale were administered to measure resilience, optimism and perceived social support respectively. Statistical analysis like mean, standard deviation, t-test and pearson correlation was applied. The result showed no gender difference in resilience and optimism among young adults. Females were found to be significantly high on perceived social support than male young adults. Overall resilience was significantly positively correlated with optimism and perceived social support whereas no significant correlation was found between optimism and perceived social support in young adults.