Abstract
Early adulthood is a period of adjustment to new expectations and roles that make it a distinctive and a difficult period in the life span. The Objective of the study was to find out the extent of psychological distress among young adults and to know how it is related to the demographic variables. Participants for the present study consisted of 224 young adults (age=20-45 years) from various institutions as well as residence in the Malappuram and Calicut district of Kerala, India. Psychological Distress Scale and Personal information sheet was used to measure Psychological distress and demographics variables like age, sex, marital status, employment status and birth order. Results revealed that there exists significant sex difference in stress, depression, and overall psychological distress, marital status as well as birth order has no role in psychological distress and unemployed subjects experience more depression than employed participants.
Highlights
Adulthood is a period of adjustment to new expectations and roles that make it a distinctive and a difficult period in the life span
A study focuses on the assessment of psychological distress among three subgroups of Vietnamese Youth: adolescents, unaccompanied minors, and young adults and the result indicate relatively high levels of depression and anxiety for the young adult group, anxiety appeared high across all three groups (Felsman, Leong, Johnson, & Felsman, 1990). From these point of view, the investigators decided to know the extent of psychological distress among young adults in the locality and how it is related to the demographic variables such as age, sex, marital status, employment status and birth order
Many of these researches focus on the influence of demographic variables on the psychological distress of adult population
Summary
Adulthood is a period of adjustment to new expectations and roles that make it a distinctive and a difficult period in the life span. The Objective of the study was to find out the extent of psychological distress among young adults and to know how it is related to the demographic variables. Results revealed that there exists significant sex difference in stress, depression, and overall psychological distress, marital status as well as birth order has no role in psychological distress and unemployed subjects experience more depression than employed participants. Events that cause distress for different individuals vary. Some find events such as finding a new job or planning a trip as sources of distress. Others find troubles at home or on job as distressing Major life changes such as marriage, divorce, accident or death of loved one may cause distress. Distress increases when one feels a lack of support from those around them
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