Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Research Article
Augmenting Roommate Relationships through Personality Based Intervention Strategies
Author(s): Amanat Bansal, Ashita Gupta, Aastha Bhatra* and Mariyah Zubair Khan
A roommate relationship is significant for psychological well-being and a platonic roommate relationship has the potential to provide an environment in which an individual can flourish in academics, social life and work life. The ensuing paper addresses issues pertinent to stakeholders in co-living spaces. It intends to frame intervention strategies that roommates can use to strengthen their roommate relationship and avoid roommate conflicts. The paper addresses the importance of roommate relationships, factors affecting roommate relationships, the reasons for roommate disputes and their impact on an individual's life. Moreover, personality type forming a good roommate relationship has also been discussed. The paper derives from an in-depth study of existing literature and endeavors to enhance the well-being of an individual by addressing roommate concerns and ameliorating roommat.. View More»
