SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities [SICASH]
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SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities is organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), the annual research multi-conference of the faculty.
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Publication Open Access Relationship Between Resilience and Optimism Among Young Adult Undergraduates: A Cross-Sectional Study in Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2023-11-01) Jayaweera, T.A; Aththidiye, RYoung adulthood is an important developmental stage in which individuals must go through a positive trajectory for a healthy and successful life. Young adult undergraduates in Sri Lanka face many stressors and adversities which affect their lives negatively. Therefore, it is important to determine the factors contributing to their resilience. Optimism is a factor that significantly enhances resilience. Moreover, there is a paucity of positive psychological and gender-sensitive research in the Sri Lankan context. In this sense, the present study aims to determine the relationship between psychological resilience and dispositional optimism among young adult undergraduates in Sri Lanka, the gender differences in resilience, and the gender differences in optimism. The instruments used were the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure resilience and the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) to measure dispositional optimism. A total of 124 participants were involved in the study. The findings suggest that (a) there is a statistically significant moderately positive relationship between resilience and optimism (b) there are no gender differences in resilience between males and females (c) there are no gender differences in optimism among males and females. Importantly, the research provides practical implications for mental health practitioners, researchers, and positive psychologists to develop gendersensitive interventions to cope with stressors and adversities.Publication Embargo The Relationship between Individuals’ Social Networks and Satisfaction with Life: The Mediating Role of Loneliness(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences - SLIIT, 2021-03-26) Perera, P.L.; Perera, H.K.Humans are social beings, pre-programmed to form connections even before birth. Every individual has a set of connections with a group of people, through whom the need to socially connect with others is satisfied. A failure to satisfy these needs can have detrimental effects on an individual. Commonly known phenomena such as social isolation can be perceived as feelings of loneliness in the absence of adequate social connections. Despite the understanding that loneliness is typically prevalent in the elderly population, recent surveys show that young adults are lonelier than any other age group despite having the highest amount of social connections. Yet a limited number of research has been conducted to date on loneliness among young adults. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether loneliness was influenced by social network characteristics, and, in turn, could predict satisfaction with life (SWL). Data was collected using a survey disseminated among young adults aged 19- 24. Using a sample of 194 participants, results revealed that the relationships between two out of four structural characteristics (average closeness and frequency of interaction) and SWL were significantly mediated by loneliness, while the other two (network size and network density) were not. The relationship between the functional network characteristic of perceived social support and SWL was also significantly mediated by loneliness. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the limitations and implications of these findings.