A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module (SIM) On Promotion of Mental Health of Adolescents among High School Teachers in Selected Schools at Jaipur

Abstract

Introduction : Promotion of mental health is an important part of psychiatric care. The mere absence of mental illness does not mean that one has positive mental health or high quality of life. Various environmental changes may promote mental health, including changes in economic, work, housing or family situations.1 Methodology : An evaluative approach was considered appropriate for the present study. The research design used for the present study is pre-experimental; single group pre-test post-test design. It includes manipulation, no randomization and no control group. The study was conducted in selected High schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The target population of the present study includes all the High school teachers those who are working in High schools of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The sample and sample size used for this study was 60 High school teachers of selected High school of Jaipur. The investigator had utilized probability sampling technique in which simple random sampling technique had been used for the selection of the subjects by lottery method. Results : Shows the comparison of pretest and post-test mean knowledge score. Considering mental health and its promotion aspects, in pre-test, teachers are having 3.63 score where as in post-test they are having 6.75 score, so the difference is 3.12 this difference between pretest and post-test is large and it is statistically significant. Considering mental illness and its prevention aspects, in pre-test, teachers are having score where as in post-test they are having 8.97score, so the difference is 4.28. This difference between pretest and post-test is large and it is statistically significant. Considering management of mental illness aspects, in pretest, teachers are having 4.30 score where as in posttest they are having 8.80 score, so the difference is 4.50. This difference between pre-test and post-test is large and it is statistically significant. Conclusions : The findings of the study reveals that a significant increase in the Knowledge of High school teachers in post-test, out of the several demographic variable Age, Experience and previous information on psychological problems of children were significantly associated with the Knowledge gain scores regarding Promotion of mental health of adolescents.