MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to investigate the mental health of adolescents in relation to emotional maturity and family environment. The aim of present study was to identify the mental health of adolescent in terms of gender and locale. A sample of 580 adolescents :- 290 urban (145 female 145 male) and 290 rural(145 female 145 male) of age group 13 to 18 years, studying in various secondary schools of Bhatinda District of Punjab state was selected randomly. Three tools have been selected by researcher for collection of data- Mental Health Battery by Arun Kumar Singh and Alpana Sen Gupta (1983), Emotional Maturity Scale by Yashvir Singh and Mahesh Bhargava (1993) and Family Environment Scale by Harpreet Bhatia and N. K. Chadha (1993) were employed on them. The collected data was analyzed by applying Mean, S.D., t-test and correlation. Objectives of the present study : - (1) to study the mental health, emotional maturity and family environment of adolescents. (2)To study the differences between male and female adolescents on their mental health, emotional maturity and family environment.( 3) To find out the difference between rural and urban adolescents on their mental health, emotional maturity and family environment. (4) To work out the co-relation between mental health and emotional maturity of adolescents. (5) To work out the co-relation between mental health and family environment of adolescents. (6) To study the relationship between different domains of mental health and five factors of emotional maturity. (7) To study the relationship between different domains of mental health and eight dimensions of family environment. Hypotheses of the present study: - (1) There exist no significant difference between male and female adolescents on their mental health, emotional maturity and family environment. (2) There exists no significant difference between rural and urban adolescents on their mental health emotional maturity and family environment.