CORRELATES OF FLOURISHING AMONG YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

Flourishing among young adults is a major concern these days, the new challenges and opportunities they must take up while stepping into a new stage of development should be given emphasis. With growing complexities faced in this stage of development the need to identify flourishing and predictors of flourishing is important. The purpose of this study was to identify the correlates of flourishing viz. Individual difference level (Subjective vitality) and State level (Subjective vitality), Mindfulness, DERS and its components viz. non- acceptance of emotional responses, Difficulty engaging in goal-directed behavior, Impulse control difficulties, Lack of emotional awareness, Limited access to emotion regulation strategies, Lack of emotionalclarity and Positivity. The sample of the study comprised 100 females and 100 males in the age group of 18-23 years. Flourishing scale (Diener et al., 2010), Subjective Vitality scale (Ryan and Frederick, 1997), Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale- Revised CAMS-R (Feldman et al., 2006), Difficulties in emotional regulation scale DERS (Gratz & Roemer, 2004) and the positivity scale (Narvaez,2006) were used in the study. The results showed gender differences among flourishing and the correlates of flourishing. Flourishing emerged to have a positive and significant correlation with Individual difference level Subjective vitality, State level Subjective vitality, Mindfulness and Positivity in a total sample of females and males. Flourishing emerged to have a negative correlation with NAER-DERS, DEGB-DERS, ICD-DERS, LEA-DERS, LAERS-DERS, LEC-DERS and DERS in a total sample of females and males. There were differences in intercorrelations among female sample (N=100) and male sample (N=100). The study indicates the relevance and importance of flourishing as a key factor to live a healthy and happy life alongside identifying the factors and interventions that help an individual flourish.