A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY OF MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL STUDENTS

Ananda Nanda Bera; Samirranjan Adhikari

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY OF MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL STUDENTS

Ananda Nanda Bera, Samirranjan Adhikari

Abstract :

Objective: Mental health indicates a level of psychological well–being. According to World Health Organization mental health is subjective well–being, perceived self–efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter–generational dependence, and self–actualization of one’s intellectual and emotional potential. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, definitions mental health as the capacity to work and to love. So knowing the mental health status of the university level students is essential for the understanding of their performance potentialities and the present status.

Method: This study was carried out through the descriptive survey method. Data were collected by administering GHQ–28 on a random sample of 61 male and 39 female students of the Sidho–Kanho–Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India.

Results: The mean and standard deviation of GHQ–28 scores were 60.66 and 11.94 respectively. Here the mean (60.66) was lower than the ambivalent score (70). Again higher score reflects a poorer mental health.

Conclusions: On an average the mental health of the university students as observed was good. The university level students reside in the higher stratum of the intellectual society. They possess much potentiality to perform excellence in academic activities. Their sound mental health may indicate the quality and efficacy of the higher education.