Abstract: To evaluate mental health among college students, this comparative study has been conducted on a sample of 61 undergraduate humanities college students (30 male and 31 female). The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 23 years. Regional College of Education (RCE), Mental Health Scale by Anand (1992) was used to measure the mental health of the subjects. To compare the male and female undergraduate college students on mental health and its sub-domains “t” test was employed. Findings revealed that boys were having greater record of achievement as compared to the girls. But male and female undergraduate students of Rupnagar district were not found to be differed significantly on mental health and its other sub domains namely concept of life, personal adjustment, perception of others, perception of self, self- concept. 23 percent male and 31 percent female undergraduate students were reported lower level of mental health. Females were more vulnerable to mental health issues as compared to their male counterparts. Majority of male and female students showed optimum level of mental health.
Keywords: Mental Health.
Title: Mental Health among the Undergraduate College Students
Author: Mr. Sarbjit Singh
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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