ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 6

Study of life satisfaction of teacher trainees in relation to their mental health

*Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Education, USOL, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

**Research Scholar (JRF), Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Online published on 28 June, 2013.

Abstract

The present study investigates a study of life satisfaction of teacher trainees in relation to their mental health. The sample consisted of 100 teacher trainees of Government College of Education of Chandigarh. Data was collected with the help of Mental Health Inventory by Srivastava and Jagdish and Life Satisfaction Scale by Singh & Joseph. The data obtained were analyzed statistically with the help of Mean, SD, Correlation and t-ratio. The findings suggested that (i) There was significant difference in life satisfaction of male and female teacher trainees. (ii) There was significant difference between mental health of male and female teacher trainees. (iii) There was significant positive relationship between life satisfaction and mental health of total sample.

Keywords

Life Satisfaction, Mental Health