Author(s): Kavita Kumari and Krishna Duhan

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken in Bhiwani district of Haryana state. Two senior secondary schools of Bhiwani city and two senior secondary schools of village Kitlana and Chappar of Bhiwani district were selected as per demand of the study. A sample of 100 rural and 100 urban adolescents of 14-20 year age were taken, thus making a total sample of 200 adolescents. Happiness scale by Hills, P., and Argyle, M. (2002), was used to assess happiness among adolescents. Loneliness among adolescents was measured by loneliness scale developed by Rusell (1996). The findings revealed non- significant differences in happiness (Z=0.76), (Z=0.96), and loneliness level (Z=0.98), (Z=0.62) of rural /urban and girls/boys respectively.