The Mental State of the XI & XII Grade Students in Relation to Happiness and Hope | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: December 26, 2018

The Mental State of the XI & XII Grade Students in Relation to Happiness and Hope

Pramath Chandra Sarker

Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Rajshahi Govt. College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.097/20180604

DOI: 10.25215/0604.097

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to measure the mental state of the XI & XII Grade students in relation to Happiness and Hope. A sample of 187students (98 male and 89 female) between 15 to 19 years of age was selected from different areas of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh. In order to collect the research data, the Bengali version of the MUNSH Scale adapted by Akter (2003) and the Bengali adaptation of the Trait Hope Scale (Joarder and Khan, 2015) were administered on the respondent. The obtained data were analyzed by Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test. Results revealed that there was a significant mean difference in Happiness and Hope among XI & XII Grade adolescent students. It also revealed a significant correlation between Happiness and Hope among adolescent students.

Keywords

Happiness, Hope, Adolescent

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How to cite this article:

Sarkar, P, C (2018). The Mental State of the XI &XII Grade Students in Relation to Happiness and Hope.International Journal of Indian Psychology, 6(4), 141-153. DIP:18.01.097/20180604, DOI:10.25215/0604.097