HOW SOCIAL MASKING INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING?

Abstract

This research is conducted in order to understand and explain the phenomenon of social making and how it can be related to individual well-being in terms of personality camouflage, controlled freewill and external expectations. The study has been based upon positivist philosophy and hence followed the quantitative paradigm. Subsequently, four individual hypothesis were tested by using two tests Pearson correlation test and Spearman rank correlation test. While applying the both tests, it was found that, the p value in all hypothesis is lesser than 0.05 and correlation coefficient was also found to be lower than 0.5. Hence, there is a positive but weak relationship between personality camouflage and individual well-being. Similarly, there is a positive but weak relationship between controlled freewill and individual well-being. Additionally, there is a significant but weak relationship between external expectations and individual well-being. Subsequently, while testing whether all three independent variables are co-related with individual well-being collectively. It was again realized that, the p value in that case is also less than 0.05 with correlation coefficient showing the similar trend. Hence, ultimate weak relationship has been showcased between all three independent variables (Personality camouflage, controlled freewill and external expectations) and individual well-being.