Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Amjad Ali ¹, Abu Sufiyan Zilli ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

Since, private and government sectors differs to each other in terms of their cultural values, other related opportunities and problems, therefore, the present investigation is planned to make a comparative study of mental health among students of private and government schools. It was hypothesized that students of private schools would have better mental health as compared to the students of government schools. The sample of the present investigation consists of (N = 160) respondents, 80 students from each private and government senior secondary schools were randomly selected from different parts of Aligarh, U.P. A highly standardized mental health inventory consisting of 56 items developed by Jagdish and Srivatava (1983) was administered individually to each respondent of the sample. This inventory assesses 6 dimensions of mental health such as self- evolution, perception of reality , integration of personality, autonomy and stability, growth oriented attitude and environmental mastery. In this inventory high score is indicative of good mental health and low score is indicative of poor mental health. Finally, ttest was employed to analyze the data of the present research. Statistical analysis reveals significant difference between means of two groups of private and government schools. The findings of this research may have its own significance and far- reaching implications in this context.

Keywords

Perceived Mental Health, Students.

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Zeenat Zahoor ¹, Abu Sufiyan Zilli ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

The world health organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" (WHO, 2005). The present investigation is aimed to make a comparative study of mental health among elite and non-elite players. It was hypothesized that elite players would have better mental health as compared to non-elite players. The sample of the present investigation is based on (N=100) respondents, 50 elite and 50 non-elite players from different games. Statistical analysis reveals significant difference between means of two groups of elite and non-elite players.

Keywords

Mental Health, Elite and Non-Elite Players.

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Sayeeda Shaheen ¹, Abu Sufiyan Zilli ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, IN

Abstract

The present study was aimed to ascertain the significance of perfectionism and psychological distress among male and female adolescents. The sample was comprised of N= 200 (100 male and 100 female) eleventh grade students. The APS-R and PGI Health Questionnaire were used to measure the perfectionism and psychological distress respectively. The t-test and correlation analysis were used for present study. Results show that male and female adolescents significantly differ with each other on psychological distress, standard and discrepancy of perfectionism. Furthermore, it was also found that female adolescents scored higher on psychological distress as compared to their male counterparts. Moreover, in correlation, standard and order scores was found significant negative relationship with psychological distress while positive relationship was found between discrepancy and psychological distress among adolescents.

Keywords

Perfectiomism, Psychological Distress, Adolescents.

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Amjad Ali ¹, Abu Sufiyan Zilli ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

Since, private and government sectors differs to each other in terms of their cultural values, other related opportunities and problems, therefore, the present investigation is planned to make a comparative study of mental health among students of private and government schools. It was hypothesized that students of private schools would have better mental health as compared to the students of government schools. The sample of the present investigation consists of (N = 160) respondents, 80 students from each private and government senior secondary schools were randomly selected from different parts of Aligarh, U.P. A highly standardized mental health inventory consisting of 56 items developed by Jagdish and Srivatava (1983) was administered individually to each respondent of the sample. This inventory assesses 6 dimensions of mental health such as self-evolution, perception of reality, integration of personality, autonomy and stability, growth oriented attitude and environmental mastery. In this inventory high score is indicative of good mental health and low score is indicative of poor mental health. Finally, t-test was employed to analyze the data of the present research. Statistical analysis reveals significant difference between means of two groups of private and government schools. The findings of this research may have its own significance and far- reaching implications in this context.

Keywords

Perceived Mental Health, Students.

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Abu Sufiyan Zilli ¹, Charli ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, AMU, Aligarh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

The present research investigation is aimed to make a comparative study of mental health among Yogic and Non-Yogic practitioners. It was hypothesized that Yogic practitioners would have better mental health as compared to Non-Yogic practitioners. The sample of the present investigation comprises (N=100) respondents, 50 Yogic and 50 Non-Yogic practitioners. Yogic practitioners were selected from different yogic health centres. Non-yogic practitioners were selected from different part of life. The age of the respondents were found to be ranging in the case of both groups (yogic and non-yogic group) between 18-55 years. Mental Health of individuals was assessed by a highly standardized Mental Health Inventory (MHI) which was developed by Srivastava and Banerjee (1997). For analyzing the data and obtaining the appropriate results t-test was used. Statistical analysis revealed the significant differences between Yogic and Non-Yogic practitioners. Yogic practitioners were significantly higher on all dimensions of mental health as well as on overall mental health than Non-Yogic practitioners. It clearly implies that yogic exercises play a crucial role for developing mental health. These findings have been found highly sparkling to its nature.

Keywords

Mental Health, Yoga Practitioners.

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