Mental Health and Adjustment Problems of Higher Secondary Students

Abstract

The prime purpose of education is to trained children for life situations and help to solve their personal, social, and emotional problems. Adolescent's adjustment is affected by internal factors as well as external factors. Intellectual ability, emotional maturity, attitude and interest are internal factors. Peer group, home environment and teacher student relationships are some of the external factors which have influence on his adjustment. Adolescence is that transitional stage which involves biological, social and psychological changes so, these changes disturb the adolescence. Though these disturbances vary by individual to individual but every individual faces some problems, these problems may be related to their adjustment. The findings of the study confirmed that there was significant negative correlation between mental health and adjustment problems of higher secondary students. It indicated that higher secondary student’s healthier mental state significantly decreases their adjustment problems.