General Well-Being of Students and Professionals in the Field of Performing Arts in Relation to Gender and Experience

Well-being is the state of being happy, healthy and prosperous. Well-being or welfare is a general term for the condition of an individual or group, for example their social, economic. Psychological, spiritual or medical state: high well being means that, in some sense, the individual’s or group’s experience is positive while low well- being is associated with negative happenings. Well-being is equated with the experience of pleasure and the absence of pain over time. The less psychological pain an individual is experiencing the more he or she is going to expenence well-being. When someone is experiencing positive well-being they are also experiencing a few other things. It involves a sense of self-fulfilment, which is the feeling of being happy and one is doing something that fully uses your abilities and talents. The feeling of having a purpose in life and connection with others are also contributors to the idea of well-being when people feel as though they have a purpose in the world they feel like they belong. They feel like they matter and it goes back to be idea that we were created for and by a purpose. Mental Health Week in 2015 has drawn attention to a new evidence-based research study that focuses on workers in the entertainment industry. The report found that entertainment industry workers are at a higher risk of experiencing a mental health problem than the rest of the general population. Because of the lifestyle and the hours that people in the entertainment industry actually work, their ability to access mental health services suffers. There is significant difference in the general well-being among male and female students in the field of performing arts. It means that the general well-being of male students is better than that of female students in the field of performing arts. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among the female students. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their general well being.

definitely has an impact on people's health and wellbeing People who work in this industry usually work nights and catch up on sleep during the day, creating a vicious cycle that disallows any extra time to spend on seeking mental health assistance. Depression and anxiety remain as the most common forms of mental illness experienced both by the wider public and workers in the entertainment industry. In fact, the report found that workers in the entertainment industry experience levels of anxiety "10 times higher" than the general population and levels of depression "5 times higher. In addition, workers in the entertainment industry are under certain pressures in their work environment that could exacerbate psychological issues. The report claims that many key factors such as: low income levels, lack of social support and the history of mental health diagnoses contribute to the growing number of people with anxiety and depression in the entertainment industry (Fisher et al. 2015). Left undiagnosed, depression and anxiety can lead to self-harm and/ or suicidal thoughts.
The concept of well-being originated from positive psychology. Positive psychology has emerged from the problem of the West. The focus of psychology is to study the improvement in the lives of the individuals. The term well-being is mostly used for specific variety of goodness e.g. living in a good environment, being of worth for the world, being able to cope with life, enjoying life etc (as cited in Singh and Shyam, 2001) Sociologists use well-being mostly in the sense of good living conditions, ecologists and biologists in terms of 'livability' and politicians and social reformers to preconceptions of what a good living environment is like, such as a good standard of Living and social equability. Many dictionaries and now Roget's new thesaurus (1980) refers to well-being using words like happiness , full of life, vital energy, interest and prosperity as well as health.

General Well-Being
General well-being as a construct refers to the harmonious functioning of the physical as well as psychological aspects of the personality, giving satisfaction to the self and benefit to the society (Siwach, 2000) .General Well Being has been defined as encompassing people's cognitive and effective evaluations of their lives (Karatzias et al 2006). Other terms have been used, interchangeably with the general well-being term, including health (Emmons and Kings, 1988) and quality of life (Quality of Life, Wikipedia, 2010). In general well-being. Main emphasis is given to health because health is the general condition of a person in all aspects. It is a level of functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an organism, often implicitly human (http://en.wikipedia.org// wiki Health). World Health Organization (1948) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely health as the absence of disease or infirmity".

HOW TO ATTAIN THE STATE OF GENERAL WELL-BEING
General well-being is a state everyone wants to achieve to live a healthy and happy life. For attaining and then maintaining general well-being there are some techniques (Shri, 2007Dwivedi, 2005 one must incorporate in one's life:

Personal Hygiene
One must take care of personal hygiene to attain the state of general well-being. lt includes regular brushing of the teeth, daily massage of the scalp and hair, daily oil massage of the body, regular bath, cleanliness of feet and private parts, wearing of clean and seasonal clothes and avoid keeping late hours.

Well-balanced diet
It is stated that unwholesome food is the most important cause of diseases. The importance of a proper diet in health and sickness is repeatedly stressed upon. One should follow a well balanced diet to remain healthy.

Regular Physical Exercise
Regular physical exercise aids digestion and increases capacity for work and physical strength. By exercise a person gets lightness in the body, increased incapacity to work. Firmness, tolerance of difficulties, diminution of impurity and stimulation of digestion and metabolism.

Adequate Sleep
Inadequate or poor quality of sleep leads to feelings of tiredness during the day. One should get at least seven to eight hours of sleep in a comfortable bed in order to maintain one's general well-being.

Effects of Environment on Health and General well-being
Ayurveda treats bodily health not only a as personal issue hut in relation to geographical , climatic, environmental, seasonal variations. Areas which have a proper balance of dry and moist seasons and of open spaces and forests generally contribute to good health..One should take care of one's health according to environmental conditions.

Public Sanitation
Carakasamhita lays emphasis on public sanitation for maintenance of good health. Good personal habits should be encouraged. Excesses in personal life such as drinking, smoking, gambling, womanizing, over indulgence in eating should be avoided.

Stress Management Techniques
Everyone in this materialistic world seems to be affected by stress, tension and depression too much stress can worsen the symptoms of depression and takes its toll on one's health. Avoiding unnecessary stress is easier said than done. Positive attitude, yoga, meditation and stress management classes are some stress management techniques. By applying these techniques, one remains happy and healthy.
Seek support from family, friends and attend support group meetings Depression, emotional disturbance and negative thinking are part and parcel of human existence and they lead to alienation and isolation. One should try to get support from family. Friends and attend support group meetings to attain the state of general well-being There are also numerous online communities and forums available.

Practice Forgiveness
One should try to forgive to oneself and others for their mistakes. We are all human and make mistakes knowingly or innocently. We need to forgive ourselves and others for their mistakes. It will enhance the feeling of well-being that helps in attaining the state of general well being.

Make time for ourselves
We sometimes feel that we have no time for ourselves either. We should try to make time for own hobbies and interests to remain happy and healthy.

The subject of this research project is: General Well-Being of Students and Professionals in the Field of Performing Arts In Relation to Gender and Experience.
This research project involves a study of the students at the Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts, Mumbai. (Kalia and Deswal, 2011). The scale consists of 55 items represented in four sub-scales: physical well-being, emotional well-being, social well-being and institute well-being. It is a self-reported five-point scale including positive and negative items ranging from strongly disagree, disagree, undecided, agree, and strongly agree. Hypothesis 1. There is no significant level of difference in the general well-being of male and female students in the Field of Performing Arts. 2. There is no significant difference between the general well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of significance in the field of Performing Arts. 3. There is no significant difference between the physical well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. 4. There is no significant difference between the emotional well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. 5. There is no significant difference between the social well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. 6. There is no significant difference between the school/institute well being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. 7. There is no significant difference in the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts. 8. There is no significant difference in the emotional well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience.

Distribution of Items in the Final Version of GWBS
9. There is no significant difference between the social well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience 10. There is no significant difference between the school/institute well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience.

Variables in the Study
Variables are defined as characteristics of persons, objects, groups or events to which Qualitative and quantitative values can be assigned.

Independent Variables
1. Gender ( male and female students ) 2. Institute ( Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts) 3. Experience ( Professionals with more experience and professionals with less experience)

Dependent Variables
1. Scores of difference of general well-being.
2. The objective of taking these variables was to investigate the perceived impact of competition and the desire to succeed on students and young professionals in the field of performing arts. 3. These variables were measured by administering the General Well Being Scale. In Table 4.3.1 the general well-being among male and female students in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of't'.

Gender
The Mean of male students is 206.23 and that of female students is 189.93, the Standard Deviation of male and female students is 29.62 and 22.96 respectively, the value of't' of the general well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts is 3.2589 which is higher than the tabulated value 2.00 at the level of significant 0.01. Therefore the hypothesis is rejected. There is significant difference in the general well-being among male and female students in the field of performing arts. It means that the general well-being of male students is better than that of female students in the field of performing arts. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among the female students. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their general well being. In Table 4.3.2, the general well-being of professionals with more than ten year of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of 't'.
The mean of professionals with more than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts is 196.67 and that of professionals with less than ten years of experience is 185.33. The value of 't' of the General Well-Being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 1.4268, which is less than the tabulated value 2.00 at no significant level. Therefore there is no significant difference between the general well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts. Thus the hypothesis is accepted. It means that the levels of general well-being among professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing Arts are the same. In Table 4.3.3 The physical well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of male students is 41.23 and that of female students 38.33, the Standard Deviation of male and female students is 8.90 and 7.23 respectively, the value of 't' of the physical wellbeing of male and female students is 1.3850 which is less than the tabulated value of 2.00 at no significant level. Therefore there is no significant difference between the physical well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. Thus, the hypothesis is accepted. It means that the levels of the physical well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts are the same . In Table 4.3.4 the emotional well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts are shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of male students is 51.63 and that of female students is 46.73, the Standard Deviation is 2.084, the value of 't' of the emotional well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts is 2.3511 which is higher than the tabulated value of 2.00 at the level of significant of 0.05. Therefore there is a significant difference between the emotional well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. Thus the hypothesis is rejected. It means that the emotional well-being of male students is better than that of female students in the field of performing arts. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among the female students. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their emotional well being. In Table 4.3.5., the social well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of male students is 63.87 and that of female students is 56.27, the Standard Deviation of male and female students in the field of performing arts is 10.20 and 8.25 respectively, the value of 't' of the social well-being of male and female students is 3.0684 at the level of significant of 0.01. Therefore, there is significant difference between the social well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. Thus, the hypothesis is rejected. The social well-being of male students in the field of performing arts is better than that of the female students. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among the female students. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their social well being. In Table 4.3.6 the school / institute well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of male students is 49.50 and of female students is 43.33, the Standard Deviation of male and female students is 9.05 and 7.72 respectively, the value of 't' is 2.7462 which is higher than the tabulated value of 2.00. Therefore there is a significant difference between the school/ institute well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts. Thus, the hypothesis is rejected. It means that the school/institute well-being of male students in the field of performing arts is better than of the female students. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among the female students. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their school/institute well-being. In Table-4.3.7 The physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts has been shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of professionals with more than ten years of experience is 43.53 and that of professionals with less than ten years of experience is 38.20, the standard deviation of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 7.72 and 8.13 respectively, the value of 't' of the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 2.6059 which is higher than the tabulated value of 2.00 at the level of significant of 0.01. Therefore there is significant difference between the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience. Thus the hypothesis is rejected. It means that the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience is better than that of professionals with less than ten years of experience. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among professionals with less than ten years of experience. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their physical well-being. In table 4.3.8, the emotional well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is shown in the value of 't'.
The mean of professionals with more than ten years of experience is 49.03 and that of professionals with less than ten years of experience is 49.07, the standard deviation of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 10.57 and 7.79 respectively, the value of 't' of the emotional well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 0.0134 which is lower than the tabulated value of 2.00 at no significant level. Therefore, there is no significant difference between the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience. Thus, the hypothesis is accepted. It means that the levels of the physical well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience are the same.  Table 4.3.9, the social well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts is shown in the value of 't'.
The Mean of professionals with more than ten years of experience is 62.17 and that of professionals with less than ten years of experience is 53.47, the Standard Deviation of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 12.69 and 12.59 respectively, the value of 't' of the social well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 2.6653, which is higher than the tabulated value of 2.00 at the level of significant of 0.01. Therefore there is significant difference between the social well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience. Thus, the hypothesis is rejected. It means that the social well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience is better than that of professionals with less than ten years of experience in the field of performing arts. It implies that there is greater negativity, anxiety and frustration among professionals with less than ten years of experience. There is greater stress, depression and competitiveness amongst them affecting their social well-being. In Table 4.3.10 the school/institute well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is shown in the value of't'. The Mean of professionals with more than ten years of experience is 45.00 and that of professionals with less than ten years of experience is 44.60, the Standard Deviation of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 9.07 and 6.81 respectively, the value of 't' of the school / institute well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience is 0.1733, which is lower than the tabulated value of 2.00 at no significant level. Therefore, there is no significant difference between the school/institute well-being of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience. Thus, the hypothesis is rejected. It means that the levels of the school / institute wellbeing of professionals with more than ten years of experience and professionals with less than ten years of experience are the same.

CONCLUSION OF RESEARCH
The present study was designed to investigate the General Well-Being of Students and Professionals in the Field of Performing Arts in Relation to Gender and Experience. In view of the analysis and interpretation of data and results drawn from the data, the following conclusions can be made from the present research: 1. There is a significant difference between the general well-being of male and female students in the field of performing arts.