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    Mental health problems, perceived social support and subjective well- being of adults in Pakistan
    (UMT Lahore, 2015) Rabia Lubna
    Marriage is considered to be the basic structure for life and family system and it plays a dynamic role in sustaining an individual’s psychological health (Kim & McKenry, 2002; Williams, 2003). The objective of this study was to examine impact of marital status on mental health, perceived social support and subjective well-being. It was hypothesized that marital status has significant effect on mental health, perceived social support and subjective well-being. In present study the participants comprised of 105 adults, (married=51, unmarried=54, male=57, female=48) from Lahore ages between 22 to 58 years. The participants were selected through simple random sampling technique. Mental health, perceived social support and subjective well-being of participant were assessed by administering Mental Health Inventory (Veit & Ware, 1983), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) respectively. Descriptive statistics were applied to obtain descriptive characteristics of sample. Multivariate Analyses Of Variance and Person Product Moment Correlation were applied to test proposed assumptions. Overall no significant differences were observed except some of the dimension such as emotional ties (F=4.34, p=.04*), perceived social support (F=5.547, p<.022*), and subjective well-being (F=9.46, p<.00***), (F=4.405, p<.041*). Married participants scored high in these domains than their unmarried counterparts. Correlation analysis indicated significant positive correlations between perceived social support and subjective wellbeing for both married and unmarried adults. Results of present study were discussed in relation to previous findings and theoretical orientations. Findings of this research will help to decrease the apprehensions associated with fear of marriage as marital statuses does not influence in a way as generally perceived in Pakistani culture.
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    Mental health problems, perceived social support and subjective well- being of adults in Pakistan: A comparison of marital statuses in Pakistan
    (UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, 2015) Rabia Lubna
    Marriage is considered to be the basic structure for life and family system and it plays a dynamic role in sustaining an individual's psychological health (Kim & McKenry, 2002; Williams, 2003). The objective of this study was to examine impact of marital status on mental health, perceived social support and subjective well- being. It was hypothesized that marital status has significant effect on mental health, perceived social support and subjective well- being. In present study the participants comprised of 105 adults, (married=51, unmarried=54, male=57, female=48) from Lahore ages between 22 to 58 years. The participants were selected through simple random sampling technique.