Interlinkage between Psychological and Network Characteristics: A Preliminary Analysis

Humans are social beings. Every day-to-day decision as well as life-building processes are often influenced by the peer group of an individual. In this context, it may be interesting to study the actual effects of one\textquoteright s peer group on one\textquoteright s mentality. In this article, we have done a survey on an undergraduate batch of students studying in Kolkata to recognize and understand the factors that influence lifestyle, decision-making processes and major psychological characters. We observe that the social characteristics of a student significantly influence his/her psychological set-up and also vice versa. Thus, it is worth while to study a person's social surroundings and linkages to understand her psychological health.