• P.Srinivas

Shyness is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. Shyness can be a characteristic of people who have low self-esteem. Stronger forms of shyness are usually referred to on social anxiety. Mental health is a state of well being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. This study is conducted on a sample of 100 students out of 50 boys and 50 girls selected from Secondary schools Tenali. The descriptive survey method is used for data collection, using Mental Health inventory and shyness scale. The finding of the study reported that there is no significant difference between male and female students on mental health. There is significant difference between male and female students on shyness; and also there is significant relationship between shyness and mental health among adolescents.

Shyness, awkwardness, etc.,

"ROLE OF SHYNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. - A STUDY IN TENALI TOWN, A.P.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 4, page no.88-91, April-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701B15.pdf

"ROLE OF SHYNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. - A STUDY IN TENALI TOWN, A.P.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 4, page no. pp88-91, April-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701B15.pdf