Authors : Maheen Aroze; Seema Rani Sarraf

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 4 - April

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26apr027

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Abstract : The intricate web of emotional, social, and academic demands that university students must manage has a big impact on their mental health. Life satisfaction, which is described as an individual's cognitive assessment of overall life quality and resilience the ability to adjust to stress, hardship, and major life transitions successfully, are two important factor that determine students' well-being. The goal of the current study was to investigate and contrast resilience and life satisfaction among undergraduate university students who were day scholars and hostellers. Convenience sampling was used to select 118 undergraduate students from a university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (59 day-scholars and 59 hostellers). In addition to the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson et al. 1988) participants also completed two validated measures: the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson 2003) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener et al. 1985). Data were analyzed using independent samples t-tests and descriptive statistics in a comparative study design. Life satisfaction (t = 0.66, p = .512) and resilience (t = 1.21, p = .227) did not differ statistically significantly between the two residential groups. Life satisfaction and resilience showed a strong and positive correlation (r =.52 p<.01) despite the lack of group differences highlighting the interdependence of these psychological resources. These results imply that psychological wellbeing is not significantly influenced by residential status alone. Both living arrangements seem to provide different types of support that are functionally similar. The findings highlight the significance of creating institutional support systems and universal resilience-building programs that benefit all students regardless of their living situation.

Keywords : Life-Satisfaction, Resilience, University Students, Residential Status, Day Scholars, Hostellers’ Psychological Well-Being.

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