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“EFFECT OF GENDER, OPTIMISTIC-PESSIMISTIC ATTITUDE AND MENTAL HEALTH ON SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENCES”

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The present study was undertaken to investigate into the effect of gender, optimistic-pessimistic attitude and mental health of adolescences. Sample of the study 240 respondents. The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of gender, optimisticpessimistic attitude and mental health of adolescences. Hypothesis of the study are 1. There will be significant difference in between male adolescences and female adolescences Dimension of spiritual health. 2. There will be significant difference in between optimistic-pessimistic adolescences Dimension of spiritual health. 3. There will be significant difference in between high and low mental health adolescences Dimension of spiritual health. Optimistic-pessimistic attitude test used by Dr D S Parashar, Mental Health inventory used by Dr. Jagdish and A K Shing and Dr Archana Singh and Dr Amit Kumar Shrivastava spiritual health test were used the study. It was conclusion that 1. Optimistic adolescences have significantly high spiritual health than the pessimistic adolescences. 2. Male adolescences have significantly high spiritual health than the Female adolescences. 3. High mental health adolescences have significantly high spiritual health than the low mental health adolescences.
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