Impact of Resilience on Mental Health of Students

The main aim of the present study was to find out the impact of resilience on mental health of students. A sample of 60 (30 male & 30 female) college students in the age group of 18-22 years, was derived from Jammu Private Colleges through incidental sampling. The participants were assessed with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and 14-item resilience scale and they were classified as high or low scorers on resilience. A 2×2 ANOVA was used for data analysis. The results showed that the students having higher scores on resilience were more mentally healthy than the low scorers. Gender significantly affected the mental health of students. The interactive effects of gender and resilience for mental health scores were statistically non-significant.