MENTAL HEALTH OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC ANXIETY
Keywords:
Mental Health, Academic Anxiety, studentsAbstract
A sample of 180 students of Jhajjar District of Haryana state was selected randomly. The sample was administered through Academic anxiety Scale for children by Singh and Gupta and Mental Health Battery developed and standardized by Singh and Sengupta. Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D) and Coefficient of Correlation were used for analysis and interpretation of the data. The findings of the study revealed that 1) there is no significant correlation between academic anxiety and mental health of students. 2) There is no significant correlation between academic anxiety and mental health of female students. 3) There is no significant correlation between academic anxiety and mental health of male students. 4) There is no significant correlation between academic anxiety and mental health of rural students. e) There is no significant correlation between academic anxiety and mental health of urban students.
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