Effect of mental health on creativity

Pages: 1109-1113
K. Viswanath, K. Janardhan Reddy and S. Viswanatha Reddy (Department of Psychology, SVU College of Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh)

The aim of the present research is to examine the effect of mental health on creativity among high school going students. For the present study 600 high school boys and girls were selected. To assess the mental health and creativity of the students; Mental Health Analysis Questionnaire by Reddy and Nagarathnamma and Creativity Scale by Venkatarami Reddy was admitted to students. To test the hypotheses the data was interpreted using ‘t’ test. Results revealed that there is significant impact of mental health on creativity. High creative group boys and girls possessed better mental health than low creative boys and girls.