MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO GENDER AND LOCALE

The main objective of the study was to study mental health of adolescents in relation to gender and locale. To accomplish the objectives mental health check list by Praomod Kumar, 2008 was adopted. The descriptive survey method was employed. The sample consists of 200 adolescents studied in senior secondary school of Kapurthala district of Punjab. The sample was categorized into urban and rural areas and it was further categorized on the basis of gender. The results revealed that there is significantdifference in the mean scores of mental health of adolescent boys and girls.There exists significant difference in the mean scores of mental health of urban and rural adolescents.Further the result indicates that adolescents of Kapurthala district have poor mental health.