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    Coping Competence, Mindfulness, and Well-being of Indian Adolescents
    ( 2020-12-01) Padhy, Meera ; Monteiro, Sandra Roshni ; Chelli, Kavya
    Adolescence is a volatile and fragile transitional period of life marked with experiences that threat well-being. The objectives of the study were devised to investigate the relationship between coping competence, mindfulness, and well-being and to examine the role of coping competence and mindfulness on well-being. The study followed a correlational design. A total sample of 221 adolescents (111 boys and 110 girls; age range 14–19 years) were recruited from schools and colleges through purposive sampling and were administered the following scales: cognitive and affective mindfulness scale-revised, the coping competence questionnaire, and WHO Well-Being Index 5. The obtained quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, Pearson’s correlation and standard multiple regression. A significant positive relationship between all the three variables, viz. coping competence, mindfulness and well-being was found. Multiple regression analyses indicated that both the variables-coping competence and mindfulness (together as a model) predicted well-being but did not make significant individual contributions in predicting well-being. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
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    Leisure Motivation and Well-being among Adolescents and Young Adults
    ( 2015-09-05) Padhy, Meera ; Valli, Sheila Kumari ; Pienyu, Ruopfuvinuo ; Padiri, Ruth Angiel ; Chelli, Kavya
    Leisure activities give us the space, time and freedom to be ourselves. Research shows that these activities have a positive impact on life satisfaction and well-being. The objectives of the study were (a) to examine the differences in leisure motivation and well-being (b) to explore the relationship between leisure motivation and well-being (c) and to examine the effect of leisure motivation on well-being among adolescents and young adults. Utilizing between-subjects design, 100 adolescents (14–19 years) and 100 young adults (20–27 years) completed the Leisure Motivation and Well-being measures. Independent t-test revealed a significant difference between two groups on amotivation subscale and well-being score. The results indicate that when intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish, to experience stimulation and extrinsic motivation - identified and introjected is high, well-being is also high. Leisure motivation explained significant proportion of variance in well-being for entire sample. The implications of the study are discussed.