A STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AS EXPRESSED BY THE GIRL STUDENTS BELONGING TO NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH ZONE OF KOLKATA CITY

Swaha Bhattacharya; Arpita Das; Priyanka Ghosh

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AS EXPRESSED BY THE GIRL STUDENTS BELONGING TO NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH ZONE OF KOLKATA CITY

Swaha Bhattacharya, Arpita Das, Priyanka Ghosh

Abstract :

The aim of the present investigation is to study the mental health status as expressed by the girl students studying in Class – IX and X belonging to North, Central and South of Kolkata City. Accordingly, a group of 389 students (133 from North zone, 127 from Central zone and 129 from South zone) were selected as sample following the stratified random sampling technique. A General Information Schedule and Mental Health for the Students Questionnaire were used as tools. Overall findings revealed that mental health status as expressed by the students belonging to different zones of the Kolkata is good but they differ in some domains. Some psycho–social factors has created comparatively better impact on mental health as expressed by the students belonging to North zone of Kolkata City than those belonging to Central and South zone of Kolkata City. Besides this, school environment is comparatively better as expressed by the students belonging to South zone of Kolkata city than the students belonging to Central and North zone of Kolkata city. Adequate measures may be taken to create congenial family, school and social environment of different zones of Kolkata City to keep themselves physically and mentally healthy in comparisons to the existing condition.