This study aimed to find the relationship between achievement motivation and subjective well-being in male and female adolescents.
Methods: In the current study, data from 200 adolescents (100 males and 100 females) using purposive sampling were collected. Deo-Mohan Achievement Motivation scale (n-Ach) by Pratibha Deo & Asha Mohan (2002) was used to assess achievement motivation and Subjective Well Being Inventory (SUBI) by R. Nagpal and H. Sell (1992) was used to assess subjective well-being of adolescents. Continuous variables were presented in the form of mean (±sd)/ median (range) and categorical variables were presented as number (%). Pearson correlation was used to find the correlation between continues variables according to distribution of the data. To compare the continuous variable between two groups, t-test was used. A p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: The results of this study showed that the female participants had higher level of subjective well-being and achievement motivation as compared to the male participants. But there was no significant difference in subjective well-being and achievement motivation of male and female participants (p>0.05). Further, there was no significant association between subjective well-being and achievement motivation of the participants (p>0.05). Also, no significant association was seen between age and subjective well-being (p>0.05), and age and achievement motivation (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Mental health experts and school administrators should focus on the mental health issues faced by adolescents and design special training programmes that can enhance their achievement motivation and well-being.
