World Mental Health Day 2022: According to a national mental health survey by the Centre, the vast majority of pupils in middle and high school report feeling stressed about their academic obligations, labelling this trend as “concerning”.
According to the survey’s findings, which were based on responses from roughly 3.8 lakh pupils nationwide, “regular mood swings” are a cause for concern for all grade levels, genders, and school types.
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Up to 81% of the respondents said that their worry was brought on by their academics. Studies were cited as the primary trigger by 49% of this cohort, followed by tests and outcomes (28 per cent).
“Although there are some very modest disparities between the sexes, girls (50%) were slightly more worried about their studies than males (47%) were. Students have worry about performing well because of the social standing associated with doing well in school. According to the study summarizing the results of the poll conducted between January and March this year, studies in and of themselves are therefore considered to be a significant determinant.
The results of the study show that a variety of factors, including academics, personal autonomy, social interactions, peer connections, career worries, and topic specialisations, have an impact on students’ mental wellbeing.
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Happiness was the “most frequently experienced feeling among students, which observed a reduction upon moving to the upper grades,” according to the survey. “Slightly more than 50% of students reported that they felt that others in their lives thought they were happy.”
Due to the “significant developmental changes” that occurred when students moved from the middle to secondary stages, it was also indicated that secondary-stage pupils had “relatively less social support” to “address their feelings.”
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Due to the lack of a “support structure,” respondents who identified as the third gender displayed “poor confidence in physical appearance and in trusting people.”
Even though the survey results differed depending on the type of school, the majority of participants “were content with their school life.” The school with the highest levels of satisfaction in this area was Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. Students from private schools indicated a “lack of confidence about their body appearances,” in contrast to Kendriya Vidyalaya students who were “assured about their physical appearance.”
The most successful “coping mechanisms,” according to the students, included practising yoga and meditation, talking to their friends and family, and confiding in them.
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The report proposed incorporating emotional literacy into the curriculum, using “evaluation and appraisal” for all classroom activities, and fostering a “environment of care and trust” to assist children’ overall development.
The Manodarpan Cell, the Department of Educational Psychology, and the Foundations of Schooling, NCERT conducted a study across numerous schools across the nation to examine how students in the middle (grades 6-8) and secondary stages (9–12) of education perceived their mental health.
Based on their “perception of: I their own selves; (ii) self, as viewed in the social context; (iii) satisfaction with life (personal and academic); (iv) emotions experienced; (v) fears and challenges; and (vi) strategies for coping and managing their emotions,” students’ mental health was evaluated.
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