Prevalence of Mental Health Problems Among in School Adolescents (Published)
Mental health is seen as a state of successful performance of mental function resulting in productive activities and fulfilling relationships with other people. This study tried to investigate the prevalence mental health problems among in school adolescents. Descriptive survey was adopted to conduct the study. The standardized General Health Questionnaire (GHQ – 28) was adopted for the study (r=0.78 – 0.95). The scale was used and analysed using the inferential statistics of t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to test the hypotheses. Three hundred and forty-five (345) participants were drawn using stratified and purposive sampling techniques. The results revealed a significant gender difference in the prevalence of mental health problems among in-school adolescents in secondary schools (t (343=3.62; p=.005) significant difference was also found in the prevalence of mental health problems among in – school adolescents based on their ages (f (2, 344 = 5.854; p<.001). Significant difference was found in the prevalence of mental health problems among in-school adolescents based on their family type (f (2,344 = 2.824; p<.001). Recommendations were offered on how to assist adolescents to live a healthy life.
Keywords: Age, Gender, Mental Health, early adult, family type, in-school adolescents
A Comparative Review of Research on Mindfulness in Pre/Post Covid-19 Education (Published)
Mindfulness is a purposeful, non-judgmental method of focusing attention on the present moment including awareness, attention, and remembering. It cultivates the process of gradual mental development and is enriched by the concepts of acceptance, affirmation, self-reflection, non-evaluation, and sympathy. This profound, meaningful practice is universally healing, appropriate, and beneficial to mental health. Many researchers investigated its benefits in the education system for improving processes of teaching, learning, and interactions between teachers and students. This study applied a comparative, descriptive, integrative review to probe over thirty peer-reviewed published papers in credited journals found in search engines, concentrated on mindfulness in pre/post COVID-19 education. It manifested how this collection of research departed in their finding, application, recognition, implication, feasibility, and methodology employed. It concluded with the significance of mindfulness-based interventions in the post-COVID curriculum.
Citation: Fu F., Haratyan F. and Yanling Z. (2023) A Comparative Review of Research on Mindfulness in Pre/Post Covid-19 Education, British Journal of Education, Vol.11, Issue 3, 1-24
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, Curriculum, Education, Mental Health, mindfulness, mindfulness-based interventions
The Relationship between the Mental Health and the Emotional and Social Intelligence among Talented Students in Ajlun Schools (Published)
This study aimed to unveil the relationship between the mental health and the emotional social intelligence among the talented students from schools at Ajloun city. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the mental health test, which was prepared depending on Maslow theory in addition to the emotional intelligence test, depending on Bar-on theory of emotional intelligence. To ensure the validity and reliability of the study, the sample consisted of 100 talented students who were randomly selected from talented schools. The researcher came up with the findings using up the arithmetic averages, standard deviations, the multi variance analysis and correlation coefficient. The study showed that the talented students have high degrees at the mental health scale, the social intelligence and its dimensions, the emotional intelligence and its dimensions, the results also assured that there was a positive correlation between the degrees at the mental health scale, the social intelligence and its dimensions, and the emotional intelligence and its dimensions. These results were discussed in the light of the theoretical framework and previous studies, the study also concluded some recommendations.
Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, Social Intelligence, talented students