Mental health among higher secondary students

Education is an essential human virtue. The capacity to learn depends very much upon students’ physical and mental health. Mental health is a state of successful mental functioning, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships, the ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity. Mental health is indispensable to personal well-being, family and interpersonal relationships, and one's contribution to society. The purpose of the study was to find the status of mental health among first year higher secondary students. The sample selected for the present study comprised of 360 first year higher secondary students from five different types of schools in Coimbatore District. Mental health inventory by Dr. Jagadish, a standardized tool was used for data collection using Survey method. Major findings of the study was Girls the girls posses a high level of mental health than boys. Government-aided school students have a high level of mental health when compared to any other school students. Majority of students(around 65%) posses average level of mental health.