Volume : 3, Issue : 3, MAR 2017

A STUDY ON MENTAL OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ADJUSTMENT BEHAVIOUR IN THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT

K.SHOBANA, P.KARNAN

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This study examined the relationship between Mental Health and Adjustment Behaviour of Higher Secondary School Students in Thiruvallur District. The study adopted survey method of research. Participants were 300 school students randomly selected in Government, Government Aided and Private schools in Thiruvallur district. The research instrument used for data collection was: Adjustment Behaviour developed by A.K.P. Sinha and R.P.Singh and Mental Health developed by Droved and Augstine. The findings indicated that there is a positive relationship between Mental Health and Adjustment Behaviour of Higher secondary school Students. There exist the level of Adjustment Behaviour is moderate in nature and the high level in Mental Health. There exist significant impact with respect to the Adjustment Behaviour based on Location, Fathers? Educational Qualification, mothers? educational qualification and association, correlation between the Adjustment Behaviour and Mental Health. There is no significant impact gender, type of management, medium of instruction, type of family, father?s occupation, mother?s occupation, family monthly income on the Adjustment Behaviour and Mental Health of Higher Secondary School Students.

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