Volume : 10, Issue : 4, APR 2024

A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RANCHI CITY

DR. AMITA RUNDA

Abstract

The growing prevalence of mental health issues among teenagers is a major cause for worry for educators and professionals working in the field of community mental health. It is possible that a student's psychological well-being might have an effect on their capacity to focus and comprehend academic material while they are studying. Within the context of a classroom environment, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the disciplinary methods used and the mental health of students and how it affects their academic performance. Participating in the poll were one hundred students in the tenth grade from a variety of educational institutions located around the Ranchi city. The ratio of grades earned in the previous test was used to determine the score for academic performance. The data for this calculation came from the Mental Health Battery by Singh & Sengupta (1971). In order to conduct an exhaustive investigation of the data, we used a number of statistical analysis methods, including metrics such as the mean, standard deviation, t-test and correlation. Female's mental health was worse than male's, according to a t-test comparison of significant differences between means. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend the socio-cultural contexts in which girls are at risk for acquiring mental health illnesses, as this research has shown. This will help us create better plans to ensure that Indian schoolgirls are mentally healthy and safe, which in turn will increase the nation's psychological capital and increase the likelihood that these girls will live happy, successful lives. The results further showed that boys and girls performed similarly academically. Positive mental health correlated with academic performance.

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