Abstract
Research from a variety of scientific fields suggests that physical activity in nature and feelings of connection to nature enhance psychological health and well-beings. The main purpose of this research was to find out mental health and emotional maturity among green and non-green environment. The total sample consisted of 120 students out of which 60 green and 60 non-green environment were selected purposively, non-probability sampling technique, from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar with age group of 20-24 years, average age group of 22 years. Ex post facto research design used in following study i.e. without previous intervention. Mental health was measured for the selected subjects using the questionnaire developed by Dr. (Smt) Kamlesh Sharma and Emotional Maturity Scale by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargav. The obtained data was analyzed t-test to know the mean difference between green and non-green environment and Karl Pearson correlation method was used to know the relation between emotional maturity and mental health variables. Here t-test result revealed that there is a significant difference in emotional maturity and mental health at 0.05 level. t-test statistical method used as to examine the significance of hypothesis. Also a positive correlation was observed between mental health and emotional maturity. As per above result it shows that green environment highly impacts our overall dimensions of life i.e. physical, mental, emotional as well as spiritual health.
Highlights
There is an emerging issue of disturbed relationship between man and nature
Tools The psychological tools for the present study comprised of two standardized questionnaires selected after a careful and comprehensive review of related literature, namely (1) The Mental Health Scale by Dr Kamlesh Sharma (MHS) 2002, and (2) The Emotional Stability Scale by Yashvir Singh &Bhargava's Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) (1999)
Our research indicated that participants from green and non environment showed a significant difference in mental and emotional health (Table 1-6)
Summary
There is an emerging issue of disturbed relationship between man and nature. It has leads to adverse consequence on human health and well-being. Before industrial revolution few centuries back since ancient period there was covalent bonding between natural components and human beings. It was unbreakable relationship but it was mutual communication and co-operation with each other. This was possible only because nature was considered as mother. Emotions are pathway through which one can communicate with others most effective way humans and nature. In the ancient time i.e. Vedic time, a period of emotional (samvedana) wealth, nature was a living entity to all and was treated as mother nourishing inner personality and outer livelihood. In the modern time, due to fast and strained work-life, there is a large vacuum of emotional attachment and communication with components of nature such as surroundings, water resources, bird, animals etc (Sharma, S,1988)
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