IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dibakar Ghosh; Samirranjan Adhikari; Sushanto Mahato

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

Mental Health of Male and Female Teachers A Comparative Analysis

Dibakar Ghosh, Samirranjan Adhikari, Sushanto Mahato

Abstract :

Teachers with sound mental health are the prime requirement of the country. To understand the mental health status a comparative study was undertaken through descriptive survey method. To collect the data a twenty eight item “General Health Questionnaire–28 (GHQ–28)” was administered on a stratified random sample comprising of 363 male and 234 female teachers selected from 30 schools of West Bengal, India. From the result it was observed that in all facets of general mental health the means of the female teachers were higher than their male counterparts. This fact reflected that the male teachers might have better mental health than their female counter parts.