Volume : 8, Issue : 5, MAY 2022

MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS WITH RESPECT TO GENDER AND FACULTY

VIJAYMALA CHOUGULE

Abstract

Mental health play’s vital role in person’s life and is crucial to personal, community and socio-economic development. Mental health is a fundamental aspect that influences both physical health and social effectiveness. The present study aims to investigate the impact of gender and faculty on students’ mental health. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 students from Junior colleges of Jaysingpur city. The data was collected by using Mental health scale prepared by Dr. Kamlesh Sharma. The present study was adopted 2 X 2 factorial design, hence, obtained data was analyzed by using descriptive (Mean and Standard Deviation), and inferential statistics viz. Two-way ANOVA. Result revealed that male students have higher mental health than female students. Arts faculty students reported good mental health than science faculty students.

Keywords

MENTAL HEALTH. GENDER, ARTS FACULTY, SCIENCE FACULTY.

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