Mental Health Among Orphan and Non-Orphan Adolescents in Delhi-NCR

Abstract

Mental health is defined as a state of happiness in which each person understands his or her own protentionalof handling challenges of life. A mentally healthy person can work effectively and joyfully and is able tomake an influence on others. Stress coping mechanism largely depends on the upbringing pattern of thefamily. Orphan is a person who has lost both his parents and mostly learn to cope with the issues whileexperiencing life adversity. Aim: of the study is to study the mental health among orphan and non-orphanadolescents.Method: 40 orphan adolescents were selected from the different orphanages of national capital region ofIndia using purposive sampling method, similarly 40 non-orphan adolescents were selected from differentschools. General health questionnaire- 28 was used to measure somatic, anxiety, social dysfunction anddepression.Result: Both the group were found significantly different on somatic (t.= 10.30; p<.001), anxiety (t.= 10.30:p<.001), social dysfunction (t.= 10.30: p<.001) and depression issues (t.= 10.30: p<.001).Conclusion: Study shows that orphans mental health was poor than non-orphan adolescents.