Adolescent Well Being: Positive Vs Autocratic School Culture

International journal of health sciences

Youth plays an exceptional part in the advancement of a nation. They turn over political and social structure of their land. United Nations Alliance of Civilization (2013) likewise called youth as the “Pivotal Pool of Talent, Ideas and Energy”. They represent the most rigid fragment of any nation’s population. In a more extensive sense, youth are the pillars of any nation’s future as expressed by the former Indian president. Nowadays, with rapid westernization and urbanization youth are becoming more fixated to superficiality as well as negativity which cause many psychological as well as mental issues like: depression, migraine, insomnia etc. Such a situation is alarming for the individual as well as to its society. Globally, the incidents and intensity of emotional health problems among early adolescents is at a steep rise. The negative energies like stress, depression, laziness, betrayal etc. are getting dominant and if left untouched then it may lead to serious consequences in f...

2020

Background: Adolescence is the period marked by an enormous transition of physiological and psychological characteristics. Most psychological problems begin during childhood and adolescence have consequences for later life. Aim: The study assessed the patterns of emotional and behavioural problems (EBPs) among adolescents attending selected schools of Rohtak District, Haryana. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in five schools in Rohtak district, Haryana. Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) was used for the assessment of EBPs and 400 adolescents were recruited through convenience sampling. Results: About 53% of the subjects were boys and the mean total difficulty score of SDQ was 10.14 (SD of 5.22). The overall prevalence of EBPs was 5.5 % (03.66 08.19 %; 95% CI) as per the total difficulty score of SDQ. Conduct problems (8.8%; 06.36 11.93; 95% CI) were the most prevalent EBPs among all the subscales of SDQ in this setting. Conclusion: About one-fifth of the scho...

Industrial Psychiatry Journal

Background: Adolescence is a period of physical, nutritional, and sexual transition, also remarkable for the accompanying psychological changes. Worldwide, 20% of children and adolescents suffer from a disabling mental illness. Therefore, knowledge of the prevalence of these disorders can be used to design intervention strategies. The present study was conducted in the 13-15 years' age group schoolgoing adolescents, with the objective to estimate the prevalence of psychological morbidity, employing Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in three different schools of Aligarh, in the 13-15 years' age group, with a prior permission from the school authorities. The study was approved by a multidisciplinary Institutional Ethics and Research Advisory Committee. Results: A total of 1456 students were sampled for the study. The prevalence of psychological morbidity on the basis of total difficulties score was found to be 9.75% (95% confidence interval-8.33-11.39). The prevalence of emotional, conduct, hyperactivity, peer, and prosocial problems was 5.42%, 5.56%, 3.78%, 4.40%, and 4.26%, respectively. Conclusions: Psychological problems are fairly common in the adolescent age group. Despite the need, there is a dearth studies conducted in this crucial age group in India. Of the studies available, a wide variance is reported either due to the difference in diagnostic tools or due to the types of psychological disorders considered in different researches. For the purpose of uniformity and comparability, SDQ stands as a good option.

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021

Human life completes its journey through various stages and one of the most vital stage is adolescence. The word adolescence is derived from the Latin word adolescere (to grow up). Adolescence is therefore literally the period of growing up & becoming an adult. According to WHO adolescence is defined as those people between 10 and 19 years of age. Adolescence is divided into early, middle and late periods, which are respectively the 10-14, 15-17 and 18-19 year age groups. It is the period when child moves from dependency to autonomy, lessens his/her emotional dependence on their parents, developing a mature set of values and responsible self-direction and vocational identity. Good overall adjustment and a sense of psychological well-being are very crucial factors for the adolescent’s positive contribution to the society.

International Journal of scientific research and management, 2017

The purpose of this research paper was to find out the impact of school culture on the mental health of Vedic & Non-Vedic School girls who were studying in class 8 th -12th (age range: 14 to18years).This is a comparative study of mental health among the girls studying in Vedic & Non-Vedic Schools. The sample consisted of 100 Vedic & Non-Vedic School girls selected randomly (50 girls from each school). Mental Health check list developed by Kumar was used for measuring the mental health. “t-Test” was used for analyzing the data. The Results showed that there is a significant difference of 0.01 among the mental health of Vedic & Non-Vedic school girls. The girls of Vedic School girls have better mental health as compared to girls of Non Vedic schools

International Journal of Movement Education and Social Sciences, 2018

In the present age of stress and strain, the science of well-being tries to focuses on what makes an individual to flourish. It studies how human assets rather than deficits are contributing toward goodness of an individual, is a promising new area of research. Advances in understanding the behavioral, biological, and social pathways to well-being will benefit individuals, organizations, and society. The life of individuals particularly the students spend in their schools, coming from different places of living, needs to be studied to have the vision of influence on psychological well-being of students. The study was carried on a sample of 519 senior secondary school students from different senior secondary schools of Kulgam and Anantnag districts of Kashmir valley. The sample was drawn by using multi stage stratified sampling technique. The data obtained from these students were then analyzed by using appropriate statistical techniques with the help of SPSS version 22. The paper analyzes the influence of school environment and the effect of place of living and type of school on the psychological well-being of senior secondary school students. It also makes some suggestions, keeping the findings of the study in mind to enhance the psychological well being of our budding human resource.

BMC Public Health, 2023

Background One-fifth of the Sri Lankan population consists of adolescents, with 71% of them schooling. An extreme need exists in the country for the introduction of evidence-based interventions for the psychosocial well-being of adolescents. The present study assessed the effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote the psychosocial well-being of school-going adolescents in grade nine in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Materials and methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted among grade nine students in Western Province in 2019. Panadura Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area was selected as the interventional area (IA), and Kelaniya MOH area was identified as the control area (CA). Teachers at schools in the IA received training on psychosocial health promotion of adolescents. They delivered the activity-based educational intervention package to the grade nine students as 20-min classroom sessions for three months. Pre-and post-intervention assessments of attitudes and practices related to the psychosocial well-being of adolescents were conducted using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Categorical data were compared using Chi-Square or Fisher's exact test. Mann-Whitney U test was applied to determine the difference between the medians of the pre-and post-intervention scores on attitude and practices for psychosocial well-being. Results A total of 1040 grade nine students were enrolled. There was a statistically significant increase in median score on attitudes [81.8 (IQR:75.5-85.5) to 82.3(IQR:78.6-87.2] and practices [81.7(IQR: 76.1-85.7) to 83.1(IQR: 79.1-86.9)] in the IA while there was no significant difference in the CA. The proportion of bullied adolescents in the past 30 days reduced significantly from 14.8% (n = 38) to 7.9% (n = 20) in IA(p = .03), whereas there was a slight reduction from 17.1% (n = 44) to 11.3% (n = 26) in CA (p = .17). Conclusions The present psychosocial intervention is effective in improving the psychosocial well-being of school adolescents, though long-term effectiveness was not assessed. It is recommended to utilise study findings in deciding to introduce the present intervention to basic and in-service teacher training packages and school curricula with necessary modifications.

In today's era, demands of globalization and new complex structure of society are continuously stressing the need for all-round development of children. . As well as development of one's competence to deal effectively with conflicting life situations and stressful events has become a matter of concern for experts in the field. Research in the field has highlighted the dynamic importance of school culture on the emotional, social, intellectual development of growing children.

Psychology -is very closely related with the Indian thoughts. In Indian Philosophy, education has seemed to bring out constructive, practical and comprehensive character of the child. The aim of education is to manifest in our lives the Perfection, which is the very nature of our inner self. Therefore, Swami Vivekananda has defined education as 'the manifestation of the perfection already in man'. This research paper is inspired from a finding that School with Indian Cultureoriented activities has more positive effect on the Emotional & Social Development of the students. Moreover, it helps healthier upbringing. This is an attempt to study the basic philosophy behind those Indian Culture-oriented activities. It explores the foundation of such school and analyses the structure of activities practiced. It brings out the general principles that can be implied in other schools for the balanced and positive development of the next generation.

International journal of health sciences

Summary: There is clear indication that a person's innate level of psychological well-being is significantly influenced by their social environment and developmental history. The study was conceptualized in the context of research on the passage of teenagers into adulthood. The investigation of adolescents' psychological wellbeing was the study's main objective. 100 school-aged youths from Kerala's Kozhikode District, ranging in age from 15 to 17, made up the sample. The mean, standard deviation, and T-test were used to investigate the relationship between adolescents' psychological wellbeing and their sociodemographic profile. Findings: According to the mean score, 44% of schoolchildren reported great psychological well-being, compared to 56% who reported low psychological well-being. In terms of the manifestation of psychological well-being and sociodemographic profiles, respondents from different age groups demonstrated considerable disparities. The study'...