Abstract
The main purpose of this research was to find out the mean difference between teachers and lecturers in mental health and psychological well-being. The total sample consisted of 120 teachers and lecturers. The research tools for mental health scale was measured by Dr. A. K. Shreevastav and Dr. Jagdish and the psychological well-being scale was measured by Bhogle and Prakash (1995).The ‘t’ test is applied to check the significance of mental health and psychological well-being in teachers and lecturers to check the method which was used for test. The result shows, there is no significant difference between teachers and lecturers in mental health and psychological well-being .So, the hypothesis is accepted.
Highlights
The main purpose of this research was to find out the mean difference between teachers and lecturers in mental health and psychological well-being
Mental health is a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder;[1]it is the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment" From the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience
According to World Health Organization (WHO) mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others."WHO further states that the well-being of an individual is encompassed in the realization of their abilities, coping with normal stresses of life, productive work and contribution to their community
Summary
Sample in this study consist 120 subjects having 60 teachers and 60 lecturers from Bhavnagar city. Tools :Personal Data Sheet A personal datasheet developed by the investigator was used to collect information about types of teachers and lecturers. Mental Health Inventory The mental health consented and standardized by A.K shreevastav and Dr Jagdish used from the study. This scale reliability 0.73 and validity of 0.54. Psychological well-being Psychological well-being questionnaire by Bhogle and Prakash (1995),was used to measure psychological well-being. The questionnaire contains 28 items with true and false response alternative. Statistical Analysis :In this study ‘t’ test was used for statistical Analysis to find out the aim
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