Grit and Mental Health of Postgraduate Students: The Gender Perspective
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This research aims to measure the relationship between grit and the mental health of university students with gender comparison. A total of 426 postgraduate students were selected from 3 public universities in South Punjab, Pakistan. The mean age of participants was 25.19 (SD = 2.66) years. A short Grit Scale and Mental Health Inventory were used in data collection. The SPSS (Version 25) was used in data analysis. The results of bivariate correlation confirmed the positive significant relationship of grit with mental health and psychological well-being. While grit revealed an inverse significant relationship with psychological distress. The Independent sample t-test found that the grit and mental health with subscale psychological well-being were significantly higher among female postgraduate students as compared to male postgraduate students. Whereas psychological distress was significantly higher among male postgraduate students as compared with female postgraduate students. The findings of the present research have imperative contributions in practical implications for the attention of educationalists, mental health experts, and government authorities.
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