A STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDY HABIT OF ORPHAN CHILDREN LIVING IN ORPHANAGES.

The purpose of this study was to find out the correlation between the mental health and study habit .The samples were selected by the purposive sampling technique. A total of 60 orphan students (Govt. orphanage -30, SOS -30) between the age group of 12-18 years were undertaken. The research tool used for mental health was developed by Dr. JAGDISH and SRIVASTAVA (1983), while the tool for study habits was developed by Dr. LAJWANTI, Prof .N.P.S. CHANDEL and Mr. Paliwal (2013). Here‘t’ test was applied to check the significance of mental health and study habit in students. To check relation between mental health and study habit correlation was used. Failure to detect one’s mental health problems may results in negative and hazardous consequences such as increasable risks for academic failure, social isolation, drug and alcohol abuse, depression, low self- esteem, short temper, suicide attempt, unemployment, poor mental health and overall loss (mosdhyedi, 2008). Results revealed that low level of correlation is present between mental health and study habit of orphan children’s while there was significance differences in between mental health and study habit of government orphanage and SOS Children village.