A Study of Emotional Competence of Adolescents in Relation to their Mental Health

The present study reveals that a study of emotional competence of adolescents in relation to mental health of schools of Ludhiana district. For this study 200 adolescents were taken. Emotional Competence Scale by R.Bhardwaj and H.Sharma (1998) and Mental Health Check List (MHC) by Promod Kumar are used to collect the data. Significant relationship between emotional competence and mental health was found among adolescents of schools of Ludhiana district. Significant relationship between emotional competence and mental health was found among adolescents of schools of Ludhiana district w.r.t urban as well as both sexes. Also significant relationship between emotional competence and mental health was found among adolescents of schools of Ludhiana district w.r.t rural.