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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the profile of psychological well being (PWB) of female and male student teachers and figure out the difference between female and male student teachers’ psychological well-being. This study comprised of 457 second-year student teachers of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Delhi, out of which 409 were female and 48 male student teachers. The present study is of descriptive survey type. Self-constructed psychological well-being scale in teaching context was used to collect data. Level wise analysis was done to six indices of PWB scale: self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, personal growth and autonomy. To find out the comparison between female and male student teachers, t-test was applied. The results revealed that the majority of both female and male student teachers had a moderate level of all six dimensions of psychological well being (PWB). There was no difference found in psychological well being of female and male student teachers. Implication of the study is discussed with reference to the teacher education program.