Mental Health Battery Research Articles

A Study of Influence of Yoga on the Mental Health of Adolescents

Mental health refers to an individual’s overlall adjustment in behaviour which is socially desirable to achieve a maximum of satisfaction and happiness, enabling ability to face and deal with the daily life situations effectively. The present research paper explored to comparative study the level of mental health among adolescents who are routinely performing Yoga. The present study consisted sample of 120 subjects divided in two groups (Boys and Girls), each group has 60 subjects, considered for six different parameters. These all subjects came from class IX from four local english medium schools. No group was further subdivided. Mental Health Battery (ISBN 93-87452-59-X) authered by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh & Dr Alpana Sen Gupta of National Psychological Corporation, Agra, was used as tool for the assessment of mental health. For statistical analysis and hypothesis testing, mean score and t-test were applied. The findings show that there was no significant difference in the influence on the mental health of adolescent of both sexes. On the basis of the findings in the presented study, it may be concluded that in adolescents who were performing Yoga routinely, gender has no influential factor in mental health.

MENTAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR GENDER

In this research paper an attempt has been made to find out the gender-wise difference in overall mental health of school going adolescents. 300 students of 10th class were selected randomly as a sample of the study from the different schools of Distt Bilaspur city (HP). Mental Health Battery (MHB) constructed by Arun Kumar Singh and Alpna Sen Gupta were used as tool of study. The results reveal that Male and female school going adolescents do not differ significantly from each other with respect to their mental health in over-all adjustment area.

Mental Health and Job Satisfaction Non Grant Secondary School Teachers

The present study is an attempt to find out the difference in teaching attitude of non-grant teachers in relation to job satisfaction. A descriptive survey method was used. A sample of 150 (150 male + 150 female) non-grant Secondary school Teacher was randomly selected. Teacher's Job Satisfaction Scale by Mudgil, Muhar and Bhatia and Mental Health Battery by Singh and Gupta (1983) were used to assess the teaching attitude and job satisfaction of teachers. Mean, Standard Deviation and 't' test was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed: Mean, Standard Deviation and 't' test was used to analysis the data. The findings of the study revealed: (i) Female teachers were found to possess more favorable attitude towards teaching than male teachers; (ii) Highly job satisfied secondary school teacher found to have better teaching attitude towards their profession than low job satisfied senior secondary school teachers; and (iii) a significant positive relationship between teaching attitude and job satisfaction of secondary school teachers was found. Therefore, to identify the attitude of teachers towards teaching profession in relation to their job satisfaction is the need of hour. Hence, the investigator attempts to study the attitude of teachers towards teaching of senior secondary school teachers of Pune District in relation to their mental health and job satisfaction.

Study on mental health of students teacher in relation to their achievement in education psychology

Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave. People sometimes use the term “mental health” to mean the absence of a mental disorder. Mental health can affect daily living, relationships, and physical health. The study's population is made up of all B.Ed. College students who are teachers. The investigator chose 300 students’ teacher from the Theni district at random. The method utilised was a normative survey. The investigator created and standardised the Mental Health Battery Mental Health Battery prepared by Arun Kumar Singh and Alpna Sen Gupta. The finding of present study shows that there is significant difference between male and female student teachers in their Mental health. Female students (67.45) are better than male students (67.45) in their mental health. This is may be due to fact that gender female are very calm, patient, persistence, adjustment than male students’ teacher. The finding of the present study Points out that there is significant difference between rural and urban student teachers in their Mental health. Rural student teacher (66.73) are better than urban students (62.95) in their mental health.

Comprehensive study to find out the different factors affecting the prognosis of schizophrenic patients

Objective:The present study was undertaken to find out the different causative factors relating to the prognosis of various types of schizophrenic patients. Method: To accomplish the objectives of the current study all the subjects were taken from SCARF hospital and a total of 80 subjects were taken using the purposive sampling method which will involve taking samples from the population which is easily available or are easy to contact and were matched in age, sex and education and occupation. All the subject were the inhabitant of Chennai. General health questionnaire (GHQ-12), Mental Health Battery (MHB), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), and Multiphasic Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) were employed with each of the subjects in two sessions. Result:From Results of GHQ, it seen then scored above average and expressed less variability in scores. In EPQ subjects showed high score in psychoticism and in neuroticism, but average in introversion-extroversion. t-Test was also conducted and was found not significant. In MHB they score below average in all dimension. Correlation was done and was found that score of different dimensions is not related to each other.

Lifestyle, mental health and social support of citizens living in India and Nepal during post-COVID-19

This study was undertaken to determine the lifestyle, mental health and social support of the citizens living in India and Nepal during post-Covid-19.Two different areas were taken for the present study, i.e. India and Nepal. In Nepal, subjects were taken from the Bagmati district of Kathmandu and the Kapurthala district of Punjab. 100 subjects were taken (50 from Nepal and 50 from India) among Nepal subjects, the equal number of male and female subjects were taken, it was followed among Indian subjects in the same way. The subjects were also matched in age, education and occupation. All the subjects were very cooperative and free from any severe physical or mental illness. Mental Health Battery, Lifestyle Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were employed with each of the subjects in two sessions respectively.It revealed that the people of Nepal showed deterioration in mental health compared to the subjects of the Indian population. In the other two dimensions, like lifestyle scale and social support scale, Indian subjects showed less prominence compared to Nepal subjects. Covid pandemic was so unexpected that the people were in a state of severe shock, who survived.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO LOCALE DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19

The present study was conducted with the main objectives to study the mental health and social media addiction among secondary students with respect to certain variable like gender locale (rural, urban) and also to find out the relationship between mental health and social media addiction. The data was collected by selecting randomly 156 secondary school students by using a self made questionnaire “Social Media Addiction questionnaire Student Form”- developed by Researcher and “Mental Health Battery” by A. K. Singh & Alpana Sengupta. The sample consisted of 53% students from rural schools and 47% students from urban schools. Descriptive research method was employed to carry out this quantitative research work. Normalization of data was done by using Histogram with normal probability curve. Descriptive Statistical technique like mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics like‘t’-test and correlation were used to analyze and interpret the data. All hypotheses were checked at the 0.05 level of significance. Result showed that significant differences of mental health exist rural and urban students (t=4.60, p=0.00) and significance differences of social media addiction exist between rural and urban students (t=2.62, p=0.009). Moreover, there exist a significant negative relationship (r= -0.769) between mental health and social media addiction. These finding will be helpful to aware about the use of social media and the better way to use social media for mentally healthy students. Present study offers to make insight in the social media user to eliminate the effect of addiction. Social media directly or indirectly affects the mental health of younger generation. These findings suggest that helping school students to gain a better understanding of the adverse effects of social media addiction.

EFFECT OF YOGIC EXERCISES ON LEVEL OF ASPIRATION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG THE ADOLESCENTS

An attempt has been made to investigate the Effect of Yogic Exercises on Level of Aspiration and Emotional Intelligence among the Adolescents. Fifty male students of U.G. college level were practiced different types of yogic exercises like Surya Namaskar, Asanas, Pranayam and Meditation for eight weeks by maintaining a schedule. Level of Aspiration was measured by Mahesh Bhargava and M. A. Shah's level of aspiration scale and Emotional Intelligence was measured by Mental Health Battery by Singha and Gupta. In results, it was found that there was difference between pre-test and post-test. So, it was evident that yogic exercises impact signicantly on level of aspiration among the adolescents but no signicant difference in emotional intelligence.

MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC ANXIETY

This research used a randomly chosen sample of 160 pupils from the Pathankot area of Punjab state. The sample was administered using “Singh and Gupta's Academic Anxiety Scale for Children and Singh and Sengupta's Mental Health Battery, which was designed and standardised. The data was analysed and interpreted using the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of correlation. The study found that a) there is no significant correlation between Academic Anxiety and Adolescent Mental Health; b) there is no significant correlation between Academic Anxiety and Female Adolescent Mental Health; and c) there is no significant correlation between Academic Anxiety and Male Adolescent Mental Health”.

A Study of Mental Health among Secondary Students of Kashmir

The present study is a modest effort to compare male and female secondary school on various components of Mental Health. Translated English version of Mental Health Battery from Hindi version by A.K Singh and Alpana Sen Gupta consisting of six dimensions (130 items) were administered to measure the mental health status. Academic achievement of male and female students of previous two years was collected from the official records of their respective schools. No significant difference was found between male and female students on general intelligence. The mean difference favoured private students but the difference failed to arrive at any level of confidence. It has been found that both the male and female students displayed somewhat similar intelligence. It has been found that male and female students differ significantly on overall dimensions of mental health battery. The private students were found to have better mental health than government students.

To Study the Influence of Mothers Parenting Style on the Mental Health of Adolescent Children

The teenage years are often portrayed as stressful for both parents and teens. Research demonstrates that teens undergo several developmental adjustments including biological, developmental, emotional, and social changes on their way to becoming adults. Parenting is considered a vital factor in the psychological well-being of an adolescent. Parents can benefit from an understanding that, how they as parents or their parenting style, provides a basis for many healthy developmental outcomes during adolescence. The purpose of this research is to help clarify how parenting styles contribute to mental health among adolescents. For this purpose, 75 boys and 75 girls along with their mothers were selected. The adolescents were in the age range of 15-19 years. Mental Health Battery and Parenting Styles Dimension Questionnaire were used for the study. Results revealed that among the Three types of Parenting styles i.e., Authoritative, Authoritarian and Permissive parenting styles, the Authoritative Parenting Style has a Positive significant relationship with the Mental Health of the Adolescents.

Demographic and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Updates and age-related trajectories

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study of 11,880 youth incorporates a comprehensive range of measures assessing predictors and outcomes related to mental health across childhood and adolescence in participating youth, as well as information about family mental health history. We have previously described the logic and content of the mental health assessment battery at Baseline and 1-year follow-up. Here, we describe changes to that battery and issues and clarifications that have emerged, as well as additions to the mental health battery at the 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year follow-ups. We capitalize on the recent release of longitudinal data for caregiver and youth report of mental health data to evaluate trajectories of dimensions of psychopathology as a function of demographic factors. For both caregiver and self-reported mental health symptoms, males showed age-related decreases in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, while females showed an increase in internalizing symptoms with age. Multiple indicators of socioeconomic status (caregiver education, family income, financial adversity, neighborhood poverty) accounted for unique variance in both caregiver and youth-reported externalizing and internalizing symptoms. These data highlight the importance of examining developmental trajectories of mental health as a function of key factors such as sex and socioeconomic environment.

Relationship Of Mental Health With Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents

The present study was conducted to assess the relationship of mental health with suicidal ideation among adolescents. The study was based on 240 adolescents (i.e. 120 rural and 120 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban areas of Ludhiana district. Suicidal Ideation Scale by Sisodia and Bhatnagar (2016) was used to assess suicidal ideation of the respondents and the scale consisted of 25 items whereas Mental Health Battery by Singh and Sengupta (2000) was used to assess the mental health of the adolescents and the battery consisted of 130 items. Results revealed significant gender-wise and locale-wise correlation between mental health and suicidal ideation among adolescents.

Patanjali Yoga Practice and its Effect on Mental Health and Moral Judgment Amongst Juvenile Delinquents

Research awareness and involvement in yoga for health-related results are growing worldwide. PatanjaliYoga relieves stress and fatigue which haves turned into one of the few major challenges confrontingthe medical fraternity in present times. Yoga let go the body from any type of muscular or chronic strainand rejuvenates the body from exhaustion, body aches, stress, aids to ease the body and mind, enhancesconcentration and alertness, and frees the soul. It helps one to create integrity amongst his outward selfas well as his innermost self. If the practices are followed meticulously then Patanjali Yoga develops aconstructive effect both in the inward and outer selves of an organism. Patanjali’s yoga practice aims tobind the individual self with the Ultimate One and one can achieve this union by regulating and discardingthe ever- arising ‘vrittis’ or amendments of the mind. With Patanjali Yoga mind can be balanced throughthe exact kind of discipline and training. The purpose of this paper was to study the effect of Patanjali Yogapractice on mental health and moral judgment of experimental group of juvenile delinquents. Pre and postexperimental design was used in this research work. Patanjali Yoga practices were used as independentvariables whereas mental health and moral judgments of delinquents as dependent variables. A sample of 70delinquents of age group (13-18 years) from Government Observation Home in Agra district was chosen withrandom selection method. There were two groups –experimental group (n=35) and control group (n=35).Patanjali Yoga practices were imparted to delinquents for 90 days with duration of one hour each day. Formeasuring the moral judgment of delinquents, moral judgment test by Juri Baruh (2004) and for measuringmental health, mental health battery by A.K. Singh and Alpana SenGupta (2008) were used. Mean, Standarddeviation and t-test were carried out for data analysis. The findings suggest that mental health factors likeemotional stability, adjustment, autonomy, security-insecurity and self-concept were found to be of averagelevel and intelligence ranged from average to low in experimental and control group delinquents. It was alsofound that Patanjali Yoga plays a significant role by strengthening emotional stability, adjustment and self-concept in delinquents, however, the Patanjali yoga does not significantly affects mental health factors likeautonomy, security-insecurity and intelligence in delinquents. The findings also concluded that PatanjaliYoga does not affect moral judgments of delinquents.

Impact of Body Mass Index and Age on Mental Health of Adolescents Girls

Adolescent girls in India may face poor nutritional status due to low access to healthy food and high mental health symptoms attributed to high stress. Total 72% of infants and 52% of married women have anaemia. Researches indicated that malnutrition during pregnancy causes the child to have increased risk of physical retardation and reduce cognitive abilities. The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of body mass index and age on mental health of adolescent girls. 1000 adolescent girls were selected through stratified random sampling technique from different government school of Raipur, India. Mental health was measured by Mental Health Battery. Anthropometric measurement and age was collected by the standard procedure. Multivariate analysis of variance and post Hoch test were employed to analyze the data. Results revealed that adolescent girls significantly differ in emotional stability, overall adjustment, autonomy, security-insecurity, intelligence and over all mental health with increasing age. Post Hoch test showed that adolescent girls with low body mass index differ significantly on overall adjustment and self concept dimension of mental health in comparison to adolescent girls with normal BMI. It is concluded from the study that adolescent girls of early years (12-14) must be given environment to develop Emotional Stability, Autonomy, Security-Insecurity and Intelligence. Proper nutrition is needed to improve self concept and over all adjustment. Findings of the study draws attention to create awareness related to mental health and nutrition.

Effect Of Internet Addiction On Academic Performance And Mental Health Of Medical Students

Objective: Objective of this study was to determine internet addiction and its impact on mental health and academic performance in medical students. Methodology: One hundred medical students (male: 50, female: 50) aged 18–21 years were selected by convenience sampling in this cross-sectional study in Mahi-ud-din Islamic Medical college Mirpur AJK. A questionnaire of Young’s internet addiction test was used to identify the prevalence of Internet addiction, the purposes of Internet use, and their priority levels. Frequencies and level of mental health was measured using Mental health Battery by Singh and Gupta. Chi square test was applied and p value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of 100 students, 46 (male: 28, female: 18) were found to be slightly addicted, 53 students were average online users and only 01 male was severely addicted. There was no significant difference between male and female students in addiction level. However, males were more addicted than females. The major use of Internet was to communicate with friends and family and to watch songs and movies. 51 students used the Internet to assess information for their educational and learning activities. Some students with overuse of the Internet lead to insufficient sleep and affected their concentration levels in the class. Conclusion: Medical students experiencing problems due to Internet overuse and experiencing poor academic progress and lack of concentration while studying. The main use of the Internet was to communicate with friends and family and for entertainment.

Association of somatic problems with mental health among sickle cell anaemic adolescents of Chhattisgarh, India

Background: The sickle cell disease is characterized by various somatic problems and medical complications with psychological problems. Sickle cell patient faces physical, economical and psychological burden. There is paucity of evidences in understanding the bio-psychological aspects of sickle cell anaemic patients especially in India. Therefore, an attempt has been made to know the somatic problems in adolescents and its effects in mental health of the adolescents suffering from sickle cell anaemia. The main aim was to find out association of somatic problems with mental health among adolescents suffering from sickle cell anaemia and occurrence of somatic problems among homozygous/heterozygous sickle cell adolescentsMethods: The total sample of the study consists of 309 sickle cell anaemic adolescents of age range 11-19 years. The information was collected for present research from various hospitals and health clinics of Chhattisgarh state during January, 2013 to July, 2015. An interview-schedule was prepared to know the various somatic problems and other related information. Mental Health Battery (Hindi version) was used to assess the mental health among sickle cell anaemic adolescents developed by Singh and Gupta, 1983.Results: The study revealed that 23.3 percent of the cases were homozygous whereas 76.7 percent cases were heterozygous. The overall contribution of mental health dimension are 28.0% (R2=.280; F (3,304) =31.250; p<0.01) in which two predictors of mental health namely Emotional Stability and Overall Adjustment contributed significantly. Total 84.1 percent patients were reported somatic problems and somatic problems of sickle cell patients are significantly and negatively related to all dimensions of mental health.Conclusions: For reducing the somatic problems, mental health of the adolescents will have to be increased.

Effects of Social Support and Socioeconomic Status on Mental Health in College Students

Mental Health plays a very significant role to decide the quality of life. In the present competitive scenario students feel stress and face mental illness which is becoming very severe with time. In present investigation effort has been made to ascertain the effect of Social Support and Socioeconomic Status on Mental health in College Students. A 2×3 factorial design was employed. The two factors studied were: Social Support (varied at two level high and low) and socioeconomic status (varied at three level high, middle & low). There were six cells with 30 subjects in each cell (total sample consisted of 180 subjects and age range 18-22 years). Measurement of Mental Health was furnished through Mental Health Battery developed by Arun Kumar Singh & Alpnana Sen Gupta. Social Support and Socioeconomic status was also collected by a self-made questionnaire. Result: Result of ANOVA show the main effect of Social support and Socioeconomic Status were found significant (p<.01) on total mental health scores.

Study of mental health among sportspersons

The present study was an attempt to find out the difference in mental health among sportspersons participated at district and state level championships. Eighty sportspersons (40 district level + 40 state level) players were taken as a sample on the basis of random sampling method. Mental Health Battery by Arun Kumar Singh and Alpana Sen Gupta was used to collect the data. Mean, SD and ‘t’ test was used to analyse the data. It was found that sportspersons participated at state level championships have better mental health than sportspersons participated at district level championship.

A Study of Mental Health and Social Adjustment of Senior Secondary Students

Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to Adulthood which results many developmental changes in the adolescents. Mental Health of the adolescents and their social adjustment plays an important role in the society. The main aim of the present study is to explore the mental health and social adjustment of the senior secondary students of Delhi. Moreover an attempt is made to elaborate the relationship between mental health and social adjustment of adolescents. Descriptive survey method is used for the present study. The sample of the study consisted of 100 male students and 100 female students (total 200 students were randomly selected) from the senior secondary schools of Delhi. The researcher used Mental Health Battery of Arun kumar Singh and Alpana Sen Gupta's and Social Adjustment Inventory of Dr. R.C. Deva for the sample subjects. The findings reveal a positive significant relationship between the Mental Health and Social Adjustment in the adolescents.