Issue of Mental Health and Character Strength in Adolescents: A Cross-Cultural Review

Abstract

The present review paper is an attempt to innumerate the issue of awareness about mental health and character strength like gratitude in adolescents in order to focus attention of social scientists on this concern. Understanding about conceptual links of mental wellness and character strength may provide effective way to pursuit of well-being and happiness in human life. Most importantly, the teen population for whom ethical approach seems invaluable and who are at a critical development stage of making key choices about their future. Hence, identifying indicators of mental health and human values like gratitude may equip adolescents with both intrapersonal and interpersonal resources which
would help by facilitating adaptive negotiations of the complex adult world. Present
author has tried to demonstrate the need of some scientific exploration to enhance the
mental wellbeing across culture, because India is known for their cultural diversity and a
balanced development should always consider equality across different communities.