• DR.N.SUBRAMANIAN
• MISS.C.KOKILA

The present study is intended to examine the influence of co-curricular activities on mental health of higher secondary students. The study was conducted using survey method. The study was conducted on a sample of 300 higher secondary students randomly selected from the various government and private schools of Kovilpatti Taluk. Tools for collecting the data included, Mental Health Scale for School Students constructed and standardized by the investigator (2018) and Co-curricular activity scale, a standardized questionnaire developed by Dr. T. Ranjith Kumar and Dr. R. Selvaraju (2014). The data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation Analysis and Regression analysis. The correlation analysis revealed that there is significant negative relationship between mental health and co-curricular activities of higher secondary students and also the regression analysis exposed that the variable “Co-curricular activities” is strongly influence the mental health of higher secondary students.

Mental Health, Co-curricular activities, Higher Secondary Students

"INFLUENCE OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON MENTAL HEALTH OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.188-189, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G98.pdf

"INFLUENCE OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON MENTAL HEALTH OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp188-189, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G98.pdf