EFFECTS OF MENTAL WELL-BEING ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN GUJRAT DISTRICT

Abstract

The importance of mental well-being as a pre-learning requirement to success in academic performance over the long-term among adolescent learners in schools is gaining popularity. This research study analyzes the impacts of mental well-being - in its fundamental psychological factors of stress, anxiety and depression - on the academic performance of secondary school students in government high-schools of Gujrat district Pakistan. The study uses a quantitative, descriptive survey design and focuses on students of Grade 9 and Grade 10 studying in Grade 9-10 of public secondary schools in Gujrat. Purposive random sampling was used to pick a sample of 150 students. The questionnaire was developed and validated to gather data via a 25 item questionnaire that was based on a five-point Likert scale profiles, three independent sub-dimensions of mental well-being, and four dependent academic outcome measures of academic grades, classroom concentration, school attendance, and academic motivation. Data was analyzed using SPSS (v.26) and Pearson correlation coefficients and descriptive statistics. The research expects an academic achievement-mental state poor relationship to be statistically significant and anxiety and stresses concerning examination to be the most widely spread psychological issues. The results will be used to advise educational policy makers, school heads, teachers and parents at the Gujrat district, on the essence of ensuring that mental health support mechanisms are incorporated in secondary schools so as to protect the psychological and academic destiny of teenaged students.