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Department of Psychology
University of Delhi.
DEEPAK KUMAR
ROLL NO- 20/153
Abstract-
The aim of this paper is to find the relationship between quality of life and resilience in male and
female samples. The results of any relationship between the male and female data are also
depicted in the study. This paper follows the analysis of scientific and methodological literature.
It was agreed to do a quantitative analysis for the research. The processing and analysis of data in
numeric form involves this design. So, for data collection, uniform scales have been chosen for the
two variables. Afterwards, the collected data will be pooled and statistical techniques that are t-test
The process of being able to adapt well and bounce back rapidly in times of stress is resilience.
This stress can manifest itself as issues with family or relationships, serious health problems, job
problems or even financial problems, to name a few. For the most part, humans have lived in
simple hunter-gatherer cultures. Agrarian cultures arose less than 5.000 years ago, and a ‘modern'
industrial civilization has only existed for the last 200 years. This industrial society is increasingly
developing into a digital knowledge society today. Concerns about current social issues also fuel
the illusion that life is getting worse. Deviant conduct, such as crime, substance use, and school
rejection, is one form of issue. Social conflicts, such as labour disputes, racial tensions, and
political terrorism, are another set of concerns that are seen as lowering the standard of life. The
deterioration of the church, the family, and the local society, as well as increasing divorce rates,
are seen as impoverishing the quality of life of modern people. A recent statement of this view can
be found in: ‘The progress paradox: How life gets better while people feel worse’ by Easterbrook (2003).
Quality of Life
It is defined as a term that encompasses the spiritual (emotional), social and physical well-being of
a person in economics, sociology and political science. In the middle of the 20th century, this idea
emerged in Western Europe when attempts were made to define the similarity of the traditional
material interests of society and newly developed needs compared to the potential of society.
Attempts to answer the quality of life question are included in Ancient stories, philosophy and
religions. Ancient Greek philosophers were searching for meaning and rules for life that might
have led to a higher degree of existence. In Plato and Aristotle's works, the idea of "good life" is
analyzed, but their ideas are different. Logically focused contemplation, which surpassed human
emotions, was the highest benefit for Plato. The view of Aristotle was different he declared that
life without feelings even if it involved risk was useless. Modern conceptions of health are based
on the opinions of these two great Philosophers: "Health is not absence of disease, but absolute
physical, psychological and social well-being" (Plato remembers this) and other modern theories
The definition of' quality of life' was first used by A. C. Pigou in 1920, in his book on economic
well-being. There was no answer to this, and by the end of World War II it was ignored. The
World Health Organization (WHO) enlarged the meaning of health at that time and covered the
Quality of life (QOL) is described by the WHO as an individual purpose-aligned cultural and
value system by which an individual lives in relation to their aspirations, hopes, standards of living
and interests. This is a detailed term that integrates the physical and psychological wellbeing of
individuals, their degree of freedom, their social liaisons, and how they relate to their
environment. Greek philosophers were searching for the meaning of life that might help people to
pursue a higher existential level of their lives. In the past century, quality of life was defined as
material welfare or wealth. Later, perception changes in the meaning of life and values have
influenced the quality of life conception, and all factors have changed (Ferrer, 2002).Quality of
A significant component of the quality of life is the quality of working life. Scientific literature has
analyzed this component of the quality of life. The quality of working life includes areas such as
the health and well-being of workers, job security, career preparation, skills development, life and
work balance, and others. The results of the assessment of the quality of work life factors could be
organisations at national or international level.The aim of the paper is to study the relationship
between resilience and quality of life of male and female working adult assess improvements in
the quality of work life of employees after corrective steps in the research organization.
It must also be noted that quality of life depends not only on the person’s age and state of health,
but also on the person’s emotional condition, and cognitive, as well as social functioning (Arnold,
1991; quoted from Brown et al., 2004). Life quality also depends on external conditions. Good
living conditions or conditions will decide a high quality of life, but if these situations differ, the
satisfaction of the person with his or her quality of life will also vary.Many different factors and
circumstances affect the quality of life, such as: accommodation, work, income, material well-
being, moral attitudes, personal and family life, social support, stress and emergencies, health-
related quality of life, health care facilities, working conditions, nutrition, educational
1. Physical state (health, working load, stamina, nourishment). 2. Material state (welfare, living
conditions, economics quality; average income, purchasing power, work and recreation
conditions, etc.).3. Psychological state (emotions, attitudes, values, self-esteem, job satisfaction,
stress; moral psychological climate within the family, an organisation, the community, the nation).
knowledge).5 Social relation (relationship with people, family, society, support).6. Self-expression
possibilities and leisure (recreation, hobby, creation, entertainment).7. Safety and environment
(physical personal security – body, legal, social; work environment, economic, political, juridical
environment).
The biggest issue is that no universal determination of the quality of life exists. The physical and
mental health of a person, the degree of freedom, the social interaction with the environment and
other variables affect the quality of life. The quality of life can be described as the satisfaction of a
person with the dimensions of his or her life compared to his or her ideal life.
Usually, the view that life is getting worse is fuelled by worry about contemporary social issues.
Deviant behaviour, such as violence, drug use and school denial, is one form of problem. Social
tensions, such as labor disputes, ethnic problems and political terrorism, are another category of
problems that are seen to decrease the quality of life.This notion of degradation is also part of the
notion of civilization drifting away from human nature because, while human nature has not,
society has changed a lot. Society is not a piece of equipment in this view, but rather an
uncontrollable force that presses people into a way of life that really does not fit them.
Resilience
Resilience refers to the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats,
active attempt to heal, cope with change, overcome and resume life after a traumatic situation.
Resilient individuals should use personal and social resources to manage the negative effects of
stress. Five aspects of resilience have been discussed in recent studies. Family coherence , Social-
environment coherence , Coherence with the physical surroundings , Consistency and a sense
of inner wisdom, and A positive mindset which supports the values of the individual.
These dimensions allow individuals in threatening and demanding circumstances to establish
suitable coping skills. Resilient people are able to monitor, empathy, optimistic self-concept,
organization, and motivation internally. Personal attributes are representative of the resilience
Resilient individuals have certain characteristics, according to Conner and Davidson (2003). Such
features can include: Commitment , strong bonding to others , Personal or collective targets ,
There are several ways that resilience can be improved. Any of those include having a strong
system of support, maintaining healthy relationships, having a good picture of oneself and having
a positive attitude.Some people come naturally from these talents, with personality characteristics
that make them stay unflappable in the face of challenge. These behaviors, however, are not all
inborn characteristics found in a very few people. Resilience 5 is very common, according to
many experts, and people are quite capable of learning the skills it takes to become more resilient.
mentally strong individuals appear to have the aid of family and friends who help reinforce them.
Other resilience-associated factors include:Keeping positive thoughts about themselves and their
skills , Possessing the capacity to make and stick to realistic plans , Giving an internal locus of
control , Being a decent communicator , Seeing themselves rather than victims as warriors ,
Review of Literature-
Majorly studies on resilience and quality of life have been done with siding comorbidity (Demetris
Kris, LEE Tse Yan Alexander 2014,Asha vijayan1, Harshitha1, Niizh Savio1, G Radhakrishnan
2,2017,Abida Nawaz, Jamil A. Malik and Azra Batool 2012,Dweep Chand Singh 2014.)
According to the World Health Organization (2002, 2015), quality of life (QoL) can be defined as
a subjective perception of the self-positioning in life that combines a person's psychological and
PHY—cultural position, value system, expectations, aims and states, independence, and personal
beliefs—with the capacity to create relationships. From another viewpoint, the perspective
relationships that involves biopsychosocial factors related to well-being (Bowling, 2001; Ekwall et
Although many older people maintain a satisfactory condition of life, risks related to loneliness
and psychological distress grow with age (Fry and Debats, 2002). As stated by Fry and Debats
(2002), in fact, some elderly people with self-expectancies or internalized beliefs about their aging
Resilience is related to the individual’s recovery from traumatic events, his rebound after stressful
situations, and his/her overcoming difficulties. Psychological resilience may be generally defined
stressful conditions. Unfortunately, being less resilient to social threats, such as pandemics,
may enhance the risk of developing psychiatric conditions. On the other hand, a significant
distress and psychiatric conditions (Cicchetti et al., 1993; Luthar, 1999; Grzankowska&Ślesińska-
Resilience is an ability of an individual to cope successfully with significant change, adversity and
risk. Researchers quote that cancer patients with similar diseases and treatment status are
significantly different levels of quality of life, which may be due to varying levels of patient
that most of the adaptive coping strategies were positively related to resilience, especially the
strategies of “positive refocusing” and “positive revaluation”. López, Cantero and Marín agree
that the “positive thinking” strategy is one of the most commonly used by patients with cancer and
they describe it as a variable that predicts better health benefits for the short and long
In old age people experience profound changes and face important challenges, including
modification in their role, retirement, and the death of loved one’s. these experiences can increase
their levels of stress and lead to a decrease in the resources that individuals feel they have in
dealing with their daily lives (Sachs-Ericsson et al., 2014).Studiesanalyse psychological factors
that expose the elderly to the risk of malaise, it has been evidenced that depressive symptoms
affect the QoL of the elderly population (Beekman et al., 1999; Blane et al., 2008).
Working people dealt with changes in their daily routine caused by the state imposed quarantine
measures during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic crises and how these changes affected their
quality of life, their health and their psychological resilience. According to Xiao et al. (2020),
infectious disease epidemics affect the physical health of infected people and affect the
psychological health and well-being of the non-infected population. Also, several recent
research results (Brooks et al., 2020; Felix et al., 2020; Polizzi et al., 2020; Singer, 2018)
demonstrated that the implementation of public health policies such as quarantine, social isolation,
lockdown measures for significant periods might alter a person’s everyday life significantly with
both short- and long-term consequences for psychological distress and well-being.
Previous studies show that people with schizophrenia were having lowest QOL scores in the social
relationships domain of WHOQOL – BREF (Solanki et al 2012). Current studies support the
evidence that the people with schizophrenia who is attending in PRS having highest mean
interpersonal relationship and good social supports given in PRS .This study proves that people
with mental illness have good quality of life and high level of resilience who are attending
rehabilitation centers, which support the effectiveness of rehabilitation services in quality of life
and resilience in people with mental illness and also confirm that positive correlation between
quality of life and resilience in mental illness aid in improving by therapy. (Asha vijayan,
Some research study was to test the relationship between resilience and quality of life in addition
to the effect of personal level and disease specific factors on both resilience and quality of life. A
low yet significantly positive relation appears between family income and environment aspect of
quality of life suggesting that increase in income may improve quality of life of diabetes patients
yet only the environmental aspect. (Abida Nawaz, Jamil A. Malik and Azra Batool)
Numerous studies have now reported high rates of stress-related conditions such as burnout,
anxiety and depression, and STS among the nursing workforce as well as significant relationships
among these variables. However, few studies have included a measure of resilience and examined
Rees et al. (2015) recently put forward a theoretical model of individual resilience in the
workplace that attempts to map essential key individual difference variables together with
Studies have shown that a high level of Neuroticism (also known as Trait Negative Affect) is
consistently related to negative psychological outcomes such as high levels of depression and
anxiety (Drury et al., 2014; Rees et al., 2014; Craigie et al., 2015). Similarly, low levels of
mindfulness, self-efficacy, and adaptive coping behaviors have also been found to relate to
negative psychological outcomes (Saks, 1994; Arch and Craske, 2010; Li and Nishikawa, 2012).
Study found that students with better resilience generally exhibit lower stress and relate symptoms
while with better health and hence quality of life. Despite a high level of stress experienced by
students, they were generally unaware of the associated symptoms. Regularly monitoring students’
better cope with stress were recommended.Sing& Wong [9] and Chung & Cheung [8] established
that high level of stress is a predominant risk factor affecting sleep and subsequent psychosocial
and cognitive dysfunction among students in Hong Kong. Stewart, et al. also found that Hong
Kong adolescents generally exhibit somatic and cognitive symptoms when distressed.
al., 2017) has shown that PA is also an important determinant of QOL in older adults. In
this study, over one thousand men and women completed the IPAQ-SF and the
those who reported higher means for general quality of life, perceived health status, and
quality of life in the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains. In fact,
the highest QOL values were from respondents who engaged in higher levels of PA
(3.8±0.8 points)
Since these studies also state that quality life and resilience affect a person negatively more with
desperation,fear,terror, anxiety while it has brought radical changes in the inequality of life ,
resilience and psychological health of people world wide. Majorly studies indicate that people
who are pursuing a professional degree, are seeing with poor resilience and their quality of life is
also affected with comorbidity of higher level of stress and low well-being.
Rationale -
Resilience refers to the process of adapting well in face of adversity, trauma ,threats,or even
significant source of stress.many researches show that resilience is negative correlative with
indicators of mental illness such as depression ,anxiety , negative emotions and positively
correlated with positive indicator of mental health such as life satisfaction, subjective well-being
Quality of working life can be defined as synthesis of workplace strategies, processes and
environment, which stimulates employee job satisfaction.it depends on work condition efficiency
of the organization. An individual quality of working life directly influences the quality of life of
his/her life.
The analysis of the scientific literature on the concept of the quality of working life (QWL) and on
the factors which have an impact on the quality revealed that the aspect of the balance of work and
personal life is extremely relevant from both the theoretical and practical points of view.
The analysis of the scientific literature leads to several insights. Firstly, the balance of
work and personal life is becoming more expensive. This rise in price must be different for
individuals who have well-paid jobs in stable businesses or structures, and who can afford not
to search for additional jobs or can afford not to shorten (officially or not) their work days, for
328 .instance, on Fridays; these employees, after all, are not pressed by the necessity to work at
home or in the evening. On the other hand, those who do not have fixed or stable jobs, or who
have inadequate income, or those whose income significantly depends on their performance
an results at work would probably sacrifice their personal time for extra income; such workers
would more often resort to taking on additional jobs, or would do overtime if this resulted in extra
income.
In this COVID-19 time quality of life has been affected by many reasons one of the major one is
resilience to the pandemic by the people especially by the working adult as they weren't able to
cope up with the stress of pandemic, working from home,reducing salary. Through the above
mentioned literature we can see that working adults incentives, proper working environment have
In the current research we would like to examine the relationship between resilience and quality of
life in female and male working adults aged 25-50 years ,through various researches and our
statistical analysis keeping in mind various constraints one faces in quality of life with relation to
resilience.
METHOD
Objectives
5. To see the relationship between resilience and quality of life of male working adults.
8. To compare the quality of life between male and female working adults.
Hypothesis
1. There will be a significant relationship between resilience and quality of life of male
working adults.
2. There will be a significant relationship between resilience and quality of life of female
working adults.
3. There will a significant difference of resilience between male and female working adults
4. There will be a significant difference of quality of life between male and female working
adults.
Sample
For the current study, it is proposed that purposive random sampling will be utilized to select
Participants. The range of participants selected was from the age of 25 -50 years. The following
sample was selected to assess the relationship between Resilience and Quality of life of male and
female working adults aged 25-50 years. An equal number of male and female were selected
Material
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale is a test that measures resilience or how well one is
equipped to bounce back after stressful events, tragedy, or trauma.Resilience gives us the ability to
thrive in the face of adversity. Those who are resilient are better able to move through the traumas
According to Scali et al. (2012), the original 25-item scale was designed to assess resilience, with
higher scores being an indicator of high resilience.Each item is rated on a 5-point scale ranging
from not true at all or zero to true nearly all of the time or four.The total possible scores range
from 0–100.
The CD-RISC consists of 25 items, which are evaluated on a five point Likert scale ranging from
0-4: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the
time (4) - these ratings result in a number between 0- 100, and higher scores indicate higher
resilience
subsamples 1 and 2 and five factors were initially extracted. However, a few problems emerged.
In both subsamples, two of the obtained factors contained only three (i.e., items 3, 9, and 20) and
two items (i.e., items 2, 13) respectively. Also factor stability across two subsamples was low, as
these were the only factors which had the same factor loadings across two subsamples (the
criterion loading of ≤ .32 was used). In addition, correlations between three factors were moderate
Further, discriminant validity of CD-RISC was investigated by exploring its relationship with
DERS-16. A CFA was performed on the subsample 3 (n = 867), utilising 25 items which were
retained in the final model, as well as 16 items comprised within DERS-16. A two-factor structure
was compared to a one-factor structure. Due to the issues with normality of the data, robust
Test–retest reliability. Test–retest reliability was assessed in 24 subjects from the clinical trials of
GAD and PTSD in whom little or no clinical change was observed from time 1 to time 2. The
mean (sd) CD-RISC scores at time 1 [52.7 (17.9)] and time 2 [52.8 (19.9)] demonstrated a high
The WHOQOL-100 produces scores relating to particular facets of quality of life (e.g. positive
feelings, social support, financial resources), scores relating to larger domains (e.g. physical,
psychological, social relationships) and a score relating to overall quality of life and general
health. The WHOQOL-BREF produces domain scores, but not individual facet scores.
The WHOQOL-BREF contains two items from the Overall Quality of Life and General Health,
and one item from each of the remaining 24 facets included in the WHOQOL-100. Recent
analysis of the WHOQOL-100 structure has suggested the possibility of merging domains 1 and 3,
and also merging domains 2 and 6, thereby creating four domains of quality of life. In our current
approach to scoring the WHOQOL-BREF, these domains have been merged therefore and four
major domains are assessed: physical, psychological, social relationships and environment. The
Discriminant validity, content validity and test-retest reliability. Their sensitivity to change is
currently being assessed. Domain scores produced by the WHOQOL-BREF have been shown to
Research design-
The current study aims to study the relationship between Resilience and Quality of life of male
and female working adults aged 25-50 years. It was agreed to do a quantitative analysis for the
research. The processing and analysis of data in numeric form involves this design. So, for data
collection, uniform scales have been chosen for the two variables. Afterwards, the collected data
will be pooled and statistical techniques that are t-test and correlation is used for analysis.
Setting
The data was collected in the natural home settings of the participants.
Ethical Guidelines-
4. Voluntary participation.
calculated and then the statistical technique was used to analyze the data.
Procedure -
At first the participant was approached and rapport formation was made with the participant.
Secondly the participants were told the instruction about the study and our aim of the research,
consent was taken by every participant and it was a voluntary participation. Thirdly the data was
Introspective report-
Participant 1- The researcher was very nice, she had talked to me and explained ever step carefully
Participant 3- she actually explained me everything and took a good watch when I got stuck.
Participant 4 – the questionnaire was explained and it was a easy the researcher was making me
feel comfortable.
Behavioral report-
All the participants were made to sit in a quite environment. All were doing it calmly, if they
found it difficulty in any question they didn’t panic rather calmly asked or re-read the question. No
DATA ANALYSIS-
The SPSS software version 25 was used to carry out the analysis. Both descriptive and inferential
statistics was performed and normal distribution of variables was confirmed. After calculating the
mean and standard deviation, Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the
correlation between the variables..The descriptive analysis was conducted to evaluate the
homogeneity of two groups: Male and Female students. Independent t test was used to compare
RESULT ANALYSIS-
30-34 26 19.1
35-39 17 12.5
40-44 14 10.2
45-49 20 14.7
50-54 3 2.20
Total 136
Table 9: Scores on different domains of Quality of life belonging to low range, average range
and high range (n=136)
Table 1 represents that from 136 people 41.1% were of age range 25-29 (f=56), 19.1% were of age
group 30-34 (f=26), 12.5% were of age range 35-39 (f=17), 10.2% were of age range 40-44
(f=14), 14.7% were of age range 45-49 (f=20), 2.20% were of age range 50-54 (f=3),
Table 2 represents the frequency of males (68) and female (68). An equal percentage of males and
Table 3 represents the socio economic status of the participants. 5.9% of participants belonged to a
high socio economic status, 3.7% belonged to a lower socio economic strata and 90.4% of the
Table 4 represents the marital status of the participants. Out of 136, 10.3% were in a relationship,
Table 5 represents the no of family members in the participant’s family. 3.7% of the participants
had 0 family members ,5.1% of the participants had 2 family members ,18.4% of the participants
had 3 family members,33.8% of the participants had 4 family members ,26.5% of the participants
had 5 family members,5.1% of the participants had 6 family members ,1.5% of the participants
had 7 family members ,2.9% of the participants had 8 family members ,0.7% of the participants
had 9 family members,0.7% of the participants had 10 family members ,0.7% of the participants
their house. 15.4% of the participants had 1 child in their house. 22.8% of the participants had 2
children in their house and 1.5% of the participants had 3 children at their house.
Table 7 represents a description of educational background. Out of 136 participants 1.47% (f=2)
people have completed their education up to class 12th. 44.85% (f=61) people have completed
their education up to Graduation. 51.47% (f=70) of the people have completed their education up
to post graduation and 2.20% (f=3) have completed pr are currently pursuing a post doctoral.
Table 8 represents the occupational domain of the participants. Out of 136, 14.66% (f=11) of the
participants belonged to Government sector, 20% (f=15) belonged to the academic sector, 13.33%
(f=10) belonged to the finance and accounts sector, 12% (f=9) belonged to business and
entrepreneurship sector, 4% (f=3) belonged to soft skill like photography, another 12% (f=9) were
no salaried examples Housewives or were self employed. 17.32% (f=13) belonged to the technical
Table 9 represents the scores of different domains of quality of life belonging to low range,
average range and high range. On the physical health domain, 0.7% (f=1) of the participants
belonged to the high range, 99.2% (f=135) belonged to average range and 0% belonged to the low
range. On the psychological health domain, 12.51 % (f=17) belonged to the high range, 87.4%
(f=119) belonged to the average range and 0% people belonged to the low range. On the social
support domain, 0.7% (f=1) belonged to the high range, 43.4% (f=59) belonged to the average
range and 55.9% (f=76) belonged to the low range. On the environment domain, 32.9% (f=45)
belonged to the high range, 65.7 (f=53) belonged to the average range and 1.4% (f=2) belonged to
Table 10 represents scores on different domains of resilience belonging to low range, average
range and high range. On the personal competency and tenacity domain 1.5% (f=2) belonged to
low range, 53.7% (f=73) belonged to average range and 44.8% (f=61) belonged to high range. On
the trust in one’s instincts and tolerating negative affects 0.7% (f=1) belonged low range , 81.6%
(f=111) belonged to the average range and 62% (f=24) belonged to high range. On the positive
acceptance of change and secure relationship domain, 0% were on low range, 54.4% (f=74)
belonged to average range and 45.6% (f=32) belonged to the high range. On the control domain ,
2.9% (f=4) belonged to the low range, 55.9%(f=76) belonged to the average range and
41.2%(f=56) belonged to a high range. On the spiritual influence domain , 1.5% (f=2) belonged to
low range, 44.1(f=60) belonged to average range and 54.4%(f=74) belonged to lower range. Total
resilience accounted for 0.7% (f=1) people on lower range, 75.7% (f=103) belonged to average
Mean
119.4
Dom 4 ±15.60 .48** .48** .26* 1
7
Res 4 7.72 ±1.79 .47** .45** .17 .47** .66** .53** .52** 1
Res 5 5.84 ±1.46 .13 .13 .04 .06 .12 .17 .32** .14 1
Mean
Variabl Dom Dom Dom Total.
(N=68 SD Dom 4 Res 1 Res 2 Res 3 Res 4 Res 5
e 2 3 R
) 1
Total. R 66.46 11.06 .37** .48** .01 .29* .91** .85** .79** .75** .33** 1
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
Mean
Res 4 8.08 ±1.96 .48** .43** .54** .50** .62** .57** .53** 1
Res 5 5.54 ±1.41 .35** .46** .35** .50** .54** .56** .55** .49** 1
Total. R 68.01 ±12.92 .54** .55** .42** .72** .92** .87** .83** .74** .96** 1
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
significant positive relationship between domain 1(r=.37) of quality of life with total resilience
and is significant since p<0.01, domain 2 (r=.488) of quality of life with total resilience and is
significant since p<0.01. Therefore,proving our second hypothesis, that there will be a significant
relationship between resilience and quality of life in females.Other researches show that most of
the adaptive coping strategies were positively related to resilience, especially the strategies of
“positive refocusing” and “positive revaluation”. López, Cantero and Marín agree that the
“positive thinking” strategy is one of the most commonly used by patients with cancer and they
describe it as a variable that predicts better health benefits for the short and long term.(Patricia
Table 2 represents the correlation of domains in male samples. We can see that there was a
significant positive relationship between domains 1(r=.544), 2 (r=.55), 3(r=.42) and 4(r=.72) with
the total resilience since p<0.01. Therefore, proving our first hypothesis, that there will be a
significant relationship between resilience and quality of life in males.Some study proves that
people with mental illness have good quality of life and high level of resilience who are attending
rehabilitation centers, which support the effectiveness of rehabilitation services in quality of life
and resilience in people with mental illness and also confirm that positive correlation between
quality of life and resilience in mental illness aid in improving by therapy. (Asha vijayan,
Table 1 – Independent T test sample for Quality of Life between male and female data -
Table 2 – Independent T test sample for Resilience between Male and Female data-
Considering value of significance at p<0.05, and when equal variances are assumed for the
Quality of life dimension (Table 1) the physical health domain of quality of life there was found to
be an average increase in physical health of males (M=91.71, SD=12.62) than females (M=89.4,
SD=11.2) but this difference is not significant because the value of t (134) = 1.092 and
Significance value = .277 which are greater than .05(p>.05). On the psychological health domain,
the average health of males (M=83.41, SD-9.34) is found to be lower than that of females
(M=85.12, SD=8.08) but this difference is not significant because t(134)=1.132 and significance
value =.259, i.e. p>.05. On the social relationship’s domain the mean for Males (M=47.29,
SD=8.49) is greater than the mean for females (M=45.88, SD=7.52) but this relationship is also
not significant since t(134)=1.026 and p=.307 i.e. p>0.05. On the environment domain males
(M=117.41, SD=20.34) have a mean lower than females (M=119.47,SD=15.60) but this
relationship is also not significant since t(134)=0.662 and p=.509 i.e. p>0.05.
In table 2 Considering value of significance at p<0.05, and when equal variances are assumed for
the Resilience dimension (Table 2) on average there was more resilience in males
significant since value of t(134) = .755 and p=.451 which is greater than .05 . At the domain of
Personal competence, high standards, and tenacity it was observed that the mean value for males
(M=22.59,SD=5.31) is slightly higher than that of females (M=22.15,SD=4.90) and it will not be
considered as significant since the value of p >0.05 (p=.616). Next on the domain of Trust in one's
instincts, tolerance of negative effect, and strengthening effects of stress mean for males
considered as significant since the value of p >0.05 (p=.098). On the domain of Positive
acceptance of change and secure relationships mean of males (M=14.19,SD=2.83) is .01 units
more than the mean of females (M=14.18,SD=2.32), but it will not be considered as significant
since the value of p >0.05 (p=.974).Next on the domain of Control we observe that the mean of
males (M=8.09,SD=1.96) is higher than females (M=7.72,SD=1.76), and it will not be considered
as significant since the value of p >0.05 (p=.255). Lastly, on the domain of Spiritual influences we
observe that the mean of males (M=5.54, SD=1.42) is less than females (M=5.84,SD=1.46), and it
The current study was aimed at finding the relationship between resilience and quality of life in
males and females. Resilience refers to the process of adapting well in face of adversity, trauma
,threats, or even significant source of stress. Many researches show that resilience is negative
correlative with indicators of mental illness such as depression ,anxiety , negative emotions and
positively correlated with positive indicator of mental health such as life satisfaction, subjective
well-being and positive emotions and Quality of working life can be defined as synthesis of
workplace strategies, processes and environment, which stimulates employee job satisfaction. It
depends on work condition efficiency of the organization. An individual quality of working life
directly influences the quality of life of his/her life. In this study a sample of 136 participants from
age range 25- 50 were considered. It was observed that there was significant relationship between
resilience and quality of life of both males and females thus proving our first two hypotheses. Our
hypothesis three and four were rejected since there was seen no significant relationship between
the data of male and females on the domain of resilience and quality of life.
In line with the literature (Fry and Debats, 2010), the results of our study seem to indicate that
people with greater levels of resilience can mobilize emotional and psychological resources to face
the stressful elements of their lives, and therefore, to express and feel more QoL satisfaction.
Conclusion-
Nowadays, when our society's basic human needs are almost met, questions about overall quality
of life are frequently raised. In such a situation, the most important question is what the concept is
in the first place, and it is also unclear how to evaluate it in the best possible way. All domains and
elements, including the quality of working life, must be included in the integrated quality of life
fitness, safety, and welfare at work, stress, work load, burn-out, and other aspects of working life
are all connected to the idea of quality of life. The quality of life is affected by the physical and
mental health of a person, the degree of freedom, the social interaction with the community.A
person's satisfaction with his or her life dimensions in relation to his or her ideal life can be
described as quality of life. The quality of life appraisal relies on one's belief system. The quality
of working life can be described as a synthesis of the strategies, processes and atmosphere of the
workplace that stimulates the satisfaction of employees. The concept of quality of working life
encompasses the following factors: job satisfaction, involvement in work performance,motivation,
efficiency, productivity, health, safety and welfare at work, stress, work load, burn-out, etc.
Quality of life is influenced by an individual’s physical and mental health, the degree of
independency, the social relationship with the environment, and other factors. Quality of life could
be defined as an individual’s satisfaction with his or her life dimensions compared with his or her
ideal life. The evaluation of quality of life depends on one’s value system. The quality of working
life could be defined as synthesis of the work place’s strategies, processes and environment, which
stimulates employee’s job satisfaction. It also depends on work conditions and the efficiency of
the organisation. The concept of quality of working life encompasses the following factors: job
Critically analyzing the outcomes of the present study, it could be interesting to consider the
results in the context of the study's limitations. First, self-report tools were used, and they are not
exempt from limitations, such as, inaccurate reporting and social desirability bias. Second, the
participation in the study was voluntary; consequently, the sample composition may not represent
the characteristics of the general Italian population. Third, the did not considered the variables of
being in a couple (Ha, 2016), having siblings (Cicirelli, 2013), or being in a twin relationship
Future studies should examine and consider the relationship between mental health—in terms of
anxiety, depression, resilience, and QoL—from a longitudinal perspective. For example, research
could compare people's conditions at different stages in the Third Age or monitor longitudinal
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The author drew inspiration for the scale’s content from the work of previous researchers of
hardiness. Most notably S.C.Kobasa and M.Rutter. The CD-RISC consists of 25 items which are
evaluated on 5 point Likert scale ranging from 0-4; not true at all (0), rarely true(1), sometimes
true(2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the time(4).These ratings result in a number between
WHOQOL-BREF
The following questions ask how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of
your life. I will read out each question to you, along with the response options. Please choose
the answer that appears most appropriate. If you are unsure about which response to give
to a question, the first response you think of is often the best one.
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