Abstract
The aim of the present study is to assess the influence of locus of control on mental health of students selected from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Karnataka state. The sample consists of 180 students. The sample was administered with locus of control scale ( Anand kumar and srivastav 1985) and mental health inventory (Jagadish and Srivastva 1988). And the data were subjected to the statistical analysis. The results revealed that locus of control produces significant differences in mental health of students and there is a significant difference in mental health between the male and female sample.
Highlights
Rotter’s locus of control scale: Locus of control scale is standardized by Anand Kumar and Srivastava (1985) which consists of 29 pairs of items. 23 items are scored while other 6 filler items are not scored
Mental Health inventory: This inventory is developed by Jagadish & Srivastva (1988) which consists of 54 items distributed along 6 dimensions
OF RESULTS The aim of the study was to assess the influence of locus of control on mental health of students selected from Gulbarga city (Karnataka)
Summary
1. To study the mental health of students belonging to two groups of locus of control 2. To examine the gender differences in mental health of the sample groups. There is significant difference in mental health between the students of two groups of locus of control 2. There is a significant gender difference in mental health of the sample sub groups. Sample: The sample of the study consists of 180 students selected randomly from various colleges of kalaburgi (karnataka). The respondents were administered locus of control scale to determine the level of locus of control. Sample was grouped into high and low locus of control on which mental health inventory was administered to determine the status. The sample was matched for locus of control.
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