Assessment of social support among college students in Punjab: A cross-sectional study
Assessment of social support among college students in Punjab: A cross-sectional study
Author(s): Davinder Singh, BB Yadav, Baljinder Singh Bal and Ajaz Ahmad Dar
Abstract: The purpose of the present study was aimed to ascertain the role of Social Support
among College Students in Punjab. For this purpose, One Thousand Only (N=1000) girls Students of 18 to 23 years of age group were be selected to act as subjects. A prior consent was sought from all the subjects after being informed about the objective and protocol of a study. The subjects were segregated into Four Streams which includes (n1=250 Science Students); (n2=250 Commerce & Business Administration Students); (n3=250 Humanities Students) (n4=250 Computer Science & Applications Students). One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to compare the four groups of college students. For testing the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: In a nutshell it can be said that from the findings that insignificant differences were found in Family, Friends, Other Significant Persons and Social Support Total.
Based on the findings, this study not only provides new knowledge with reference to Social Support among four groups of college students but also serves, as a foundation upon which future studies in this area is possible. Hopefully, this research contributed to an understanding of Social Support in a Sports setting and its findings and recommendations can serve as a basis for future research projects.
DOI: 10.33545/27077012.2025.v6.i2a.333Pages: 55-57 | Views: 153 | Downloads: 77Download Full Article: Click Here
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Davinder Singh, BB Yadav, Baljinder Singh Bal, Ajaz Ahmad Dar.
Assessment of social support among college students in Punjab: A cross-sectional study. J Sports Sci Nutr 2025;6(2):55-57. DOI:
10.33545/27077012.2025.v6.i2a.333