Academic Achievement of Students with Different Levels of Mental Health

Abstract

The major objective of this study was to ‘examine the impact of mental health levels on academic achievement of students at the secondary level’. Total 800 secondary level students (based on area: 400 rural and 400 urban; and based on gender: 400 boys and 400 girls) were voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were selected from difference secondary level colleges using systematic sampling technique. To assess the mental health (MH) of the participants, a standardized test mental health battery (M.H.B) was administered. Thereafter, to the collect data concerning academic achievement, marks obtained in the annual examination were gathered. The study followed factorial design and for the analysis of the obtained data, the statistical technique Three-Way ANOVA (2×2×4) was used. The study concluded that the academic achievement of secondary level students is significantly (p < 0.01) affected by their mental health and gender; whereas the area (rural and urban) does not significantly (p > 0.05) affect it.