Volume : 8, Issue : 4, APR 2022

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG COLLEGE STUDENT LIVING IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

HIMANSHI SAINI, DR. MANORANJAN TRIPATHY

Abstract

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. The aim of the study is to compare the level of mental health among college students living in rural and urban areas. The null hypothesis was formed for this research and to conduct this study researcher collected sample of 60 college students among which 30 living in rural areas and 30 living in urban areas. From the study it is conclude that there is no significant difference between mental health of college students living in rural and urban areas of Haridwar district that means rural and urban college possess almost similar level of mental health.

Keywords

MENTAL HEALTH, COLLEGE STUDENTS, URBAN AND RURAL AREA.

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