Psychological Capital as Correlate of Mental Health among Adolescents

Pages:147-151
Bisman Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The study was conducted to explore the correlation of psychological capital and mental health among adolescents. The research was carried on 200 adolescents (Boys=100, Girls=100) in the age group of 14-17 years studying in Government Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana. The sample was randomly drawn from 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. A self-structured General Information Sheet was used to gather the information about the demographic data of adolescents. Mental Health Battery by Singh and Sengupta and Psychological Capital Questionnaire by Luthans et al were the research instruments used to assess the status of adolescents’ mental health and psychological capital. Significant gender differences existed which revealed that adolescent girls had significantly better mental health and psychological capital than adolescent boys. A significant positive correlation was found between mental health and psychological capital. From these results, it could be implied that these variables can be used as resources to positively impact the mental health of adolescents.