Annesha Ganguli, Sharanya Chakraborty and Kritika Chhajer
South Calcutta Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
In the present study, the relationship and relative contribution of general health,
dimension of general health, social interaction anxiety and interpersonal relationship
on quality of life of young adults was assessed. For the present study, 250 young
adults of Kolkata city were selected through purposive sampling. General health and
its dimensions were measured by GHQ-28; Social interaction anxiety was measured
through SIAS; Interpersonal relationship and quality of life were measured through
IRS and QoLS respectively. The results of the investigation established that general
health, dimensions of general health, social interaction anxiety were significantly and
negatively correlated with quality of life. On the other hand, Interpersonal relationship
was positively correlated with quality of life. Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis
showed that General health, interpersonal relationship and social interaction anxiety
were found to be significant predictors of quality of life of young adults of Kolkata City.
This study emphasize the importance of improving general health, minimizing social
interaction anxiety and enhancing interpersonal relationship in order to subsequently
enhance the quality of life of young adults. The future implications of the investigation
were also discussed accordingly.