A study of gender on mental health of Mithilanchal people

Abstract

The present research was undertaken to study the effect of gender on mental health of Mithilanchal people. For this 200 respondents of both gender (Males = 100 & Females=100) were selected through incidental random sampling technique. The age of the respondents ranged from 25-65 years. Kumar and Thakur (1983) Hindi Adaptation of Mithila Mental Health Status Inventory was administered for measuring mental health of the respondents. The data obtained on sex variable in relation to mental health were analyzed adopting t-test of significance. Result reveals that gender was a significant factor in mental health, Males and females did differ significantly on egocentrism, alienation and social nonconformity and males and females had similar level of mental health in emotional instability and expression.