A Relational Analysis of Mental Health and Spiritual Intelligence among Youth: A New Paradigm

Page: 314-317
Manisha Dhami, Seema Sharma, and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Good mental health is important for healthy individual development, strong relationships and resilience. To assess and compare the mental health of youth from two different states of India, a research was conducted on 360 youth aged between 20-22 years. Mental health battery by Singh and Gupta (2000) was used to assess mental health and Spiritual intelligence scale by Dhar and Dhar (2010) was used to assess spiritual intelligence. Results indicated that youth of Punjab had better mental health than youth of Uttarakhand with a significant difference. No significant difference was found in the locale wise gender differences of the youth across various dimensions of mental health except intelligence and a significant and positive correlation was found between mental health and spiritual intelligence. Spiritual intelligence aids individuals in overcoming fear, anxiety and stress.