MENTAL HEALTH OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Kulwinder kaur (student) BCM College of Education, Ludhiana
Mrs. Ritu Dang (supervisor) BCM College of Education, Ludhiana
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to see the relationship of Mental Health of secondary school students and School Environment. For this investigation Descriptive study was conducted. To conduct study tools used were- Mental Health Battery (MHB) (2005) by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. Alpana Sen Gupta..School Environment Inventory (SEI) (2002) by Dr. Karuna Shankar Mishra. For this study following statistical techniques were used Mean, Median, Mode, Standard deviation, correlation. The present study was conducted on 200 students of secondary schools. The sample comprised of 100 boys and 100 girls students of urban and rural background. The objectives of the study are-To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school students. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school girls students. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school boys students. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of rural students of secondary schools. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of urban students of secondary schools. The findings of the study are- This study reveals no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school students. This study concludes that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of girls students. This study reveals there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of boys students. This study also concludes that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of urban students. This study also reveals that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of rural students
Keywords – Mental Health, School Environment.
INTRODUCTION:-
The place of education has become very important in this fast changing world. Education pulls out a person from darkness and ignorance by developing his individuality in all the aspects, physical, mental, emotional and social. Therefore much depends on how a child is educated first by the family and later by regular institutions. A good mental health of students is based upon the school environment.
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health is a global term which refers to the condition of an individual which results from the normal organization and functioning of the mind. Mental Health means a sound mental condition or a state of psychological well being. Mental health of a person among other things is chiefly concerned with his total sense of growth and development, adjustment, peace and success. Gupta, S. (2002) conducted a study, ‘Mental Health in relationship to self concept of adolescents’ and found that there is a significant correlation between Mental Health and self concept of adolescents. Singh, P. (2004) conducted a study “Impact of Anxiety on Mental Health” and found that there exists significant difference in anxiety of students of high school. There exists no significant gender difference among students of high schools with respect to anxiety as well as Mental Health.
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
School environment is very important variable for promoting all round development of personality. A healthy school environment is very important for an effective process of education to take place. Kumar (2001) conducted a study “Social climate in a school and the character of his pupils.” He found that different social climates have different effect on certain aspects of student behavior. Among the climate the school with open climate tends to show better personal adjustment of pupils than the other group of climate. Carol F. Robinson, Peter J Kakela (2006) conducted a study “Creating a space to learn in a classroom of fun, interaction and trust” found that by creating a space for fun, interaction and trust, teachers and students together could build a learning environment.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school students.
2. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school girls students.
3. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of secondary school boys students.
4. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of rural students of secondary schools.
5. To study the relationship between Mental Health and School Environment of urban students of secondary schools.
HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY
1. There exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school students.
2. There exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school girls students.
3. There exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school boys students.
4. There exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of rural students of secondary school.
5. There exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of urban students of secondary school.
METHODOLOGY
Tools used: Following tools were used for collecting data: (i) Mental Health Battery (MHB) (2005) by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. Alpana Sen Gupta
(ii)School Environment Inventory (SEI) (2002) by Dr. Karuna Shankar Mishra.
Sample: On the basis of simple random sampling technique 200 boys and girls of rural and urban area Secondary School of Ludhiana
Design: The present study was Descriptive in nature. The data was analyzed by using statistical techniques like Mean, Median, Mode, S.D. and Correlation. Graphical representation of data was done wherever required.
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA:-
The variables under study have been analyzed and interpreted separately for each of the main objectives and presented as under:-
| VARIABLES | N | r |
| Mental Health of total students | 200 | 0.097ns |
| School Environment | ||
| Mental Health of girls | 100 | 0.084ns |
| School Environment | ||
| Mental Health of boys | 100 | 0.134ns |
| School Environment | ||
| Mental Health of rural students | 100 | -0.108ns |
| School Environment | ||
| Mental Health of urban students | 100 | 0.145ns |
| School Environment |
ns – not significant at 0.05 level
Coefficient of correlation between the scores of mental health and school environment of 200 secondary school students is 0.097, which is significantly less than the table value of coefficient of correlation 0.138 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, it can be concluded that there does not exist significant correlation between mental health and school environment of secondary school students. Hence, the hypothesis 1 which states that “There exist no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school students” is not rejected.
Coefficient of correlation between the scores of mental health and school environment of 100 secondary school girls students is 0.084, which is significantly less than the table value of coefficient of correlation is 0.195 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore it can be concluded that there does not exist significant correlation between mental health and school environment of secondary school girls students. Hence, the hypothesis 2 which states that “There exist no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school girls students” is not rejected.
Coefficient of correlation between the scores of mental health and school environment of 100 secondary school boys’ students is 0.134, which is significantly less than the table value of coefficient of correlation is 0.195 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, it can be concluded that there does not exist significant correlation between mental health and school environment of secondary school boys students. Hence, the hypothesis 3 which states that “There exist no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school boys students” is not rejected.
Coefficient of correlation between the scores of mental health and school environment of 100 secondary school rural students is -0.108, which is significantly less than the table value of coefficient of correlation is 0.195 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, it can be concluded that there does not exist significant correlation between mental health and school environment of rural students of secondary school. Hence, the hypothesis 4 which states that “There exist no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of rural students of secondary school” is not rejected.
Coefficient of correlation between the scores of mental health and school environment of 100 secondary school urban students is 0.145, which is significantly less than the table value of coefficient of correlation is 0.195 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, it can be concluded that there does not exist significant correlation between mental health and school environment of urban students of secondary school. Hence, the hypothesis 5 which states that “There exist no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of urban students of secondary school” is not rejected. It may be concluded that Mental Health and School Environment are not correlated with each other.
CONCLUSIONS
On the basis of the interpretation the following results have been drawn:
1. This study reveals no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of secondary school students.
2. This study concludes that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of girls students.
3. This study reveals there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of boys students.
4. This study also concludes that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of urban students.
5. This study also reveals that there exists no significant relationship between mental health and school environment of rural students.
REFERENCES:-
Carol, F. Robinson Peter, J.K. Kakela (2006) “Creating a space to learn a classroom of fun, interaction and trust, college teaching.” P.54
Gupta (2002) “Mental Health in relation to self concept of adolescent.” M.Ed. Dissertation.
Kumar, S. (2002) Sampling in Educational Research.” A case publication, MSU, Baroda
Singh, P. (2004) “Impact of Anxiety on Mental Health.”M.Ed. dissertation, Chd.
