• MS. MARY ANN PAUL C
• DR. T.V THULASIDHARAN

Teaching is one of the noblest profession. Teachers role become crucial at the apex of the educational pyramid ,especially for higher education , which provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues of the society.The whole set up of higher educational flora has been considerably changed. Today, life become so dynamic and in order to perform the duty with commitment, the mental health of teachers is very crucial.Mental health encompasses fulfilling relationships, adaptive thinking and behaviour, high self esteem and coping strategies (Santor,Short &Ferguson,2009). One of the factors that influence the mental health of teachers is job satisfaction.Robbins (2005) Job Satisfaction focuses on the feelings of a person about his or her job. The present study is intended to find out the relationship between Mental Health Status and Job Satisfaction of college teachers. The sample consisted 419 college teachers,from three districts Thrissur,Thiruvanathapuram,Kasargod of Kerala state, collected using stratified random sampling technique.Mental Health Status Scale and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques used for the analysis were the computation of arithmetic mean,standard deviation,critical ratio,Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation. The major finding of the study reveals that there is positive relationship between mental health status and job satisfaction among college teachers.

Mental Health Status, Job Satisfaction,Higher Education,College Teachers

"A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND JOB SATISFACTION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.431-439, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905W17.pdf

"A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND JOB SATISFACTION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp431-439, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905W17.pdf