SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP, INTERPERSONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to make a comparison in social relationship, interpersonal  communication and psychological well-being on the basis of family system i-e. nuclear and joint  family system and living status including rural and urban in Pakistan. After the details review of  the literature following hypotheses were formulated 1). There would be correlation between  social relationship, Interpersonal Communication Skills and the Psychological Well-being among  university students. 2). There would be significant difference on social relationship, Interpersonal  Communication Skills and the Psychological Well-being among university students living in rural  and urban areas of the Faisalabad. 3). There would be significant difference on social  relationship, Interpersonal Communication Skills and the Psychological Well-being among  university students living in nuclear and joint family system. In order to collect the data social  relationship scale, interpersonal communication scale and psychological well-being scale were  applied and results were calculated by utilizing the SPSS via Pearson correlation and independent  sample t-test. The findings of the study have shown that the 1st and 3 rd hypotheses were partially  approved P<.05 while the 2nd hypothesis was nor approved P>05. The study is highly helpful for  the university students, families of the students, teachers the management of educational  institutes and the mental health professional to deal with the important issue regarding the social  relationship, interpersonal communication and psychological well-being.