ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH STATUS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE . . . . . . . . . i
APPROVAL . . . . . . . . – ii
CERTIFICATION . . . . . . . . iii
DEDICATION . . . . . . . . iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . v
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . vi
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . x
LIST OF APPENDICES . . . . . . . xii
ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . xiii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study . . . . . . 1
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . 5
Purpose of the Study . . . . . . . . . 6
Objective of Study . . . . . . . . . 5
Research Questions . . . . . . . . . 7
Research Hypotheses . . . . . . . . . 7
Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . 8
Scope of the Study . . . . . . . . . 8
Operational Definition of Terms . . . . . . . 8
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Concept of mental health . . . . . . . . 10
Characteristics of Positive Mental Health. . . . . . . 11
The School and Mental Health of Children . . . . . 13
Role of Teachers in Development of positive mental
health in Children . . . . . . . . 15
The home mental development of children . . . . . . 17
The society and mental development in children . . . . . 20
Parenting Pattern and their Effect on Mental Health
Development in Children . . . . . . . . 21
Authoritarian (Autocratic) Parenting . . . . . . . 22
Authoritative (Democratic) Parenting . . . . . . 22
Permissive Parenting . . . . . . . . . 23
Criteria for Guiding against Negative Mental
Behavior in Children . . . . . . . . . 24
Factors that can Enhance Good Mental Health
Behaviours in Children . . . . . . . . 25 Theoretical Framework . . . . . . . . 26 Summary of Literature. . . . . . . . . 29
Empirical Studies . . . . . . . . . 30
Summary and analysis of Empirical Studies . . . . . . 32
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Design . . . . . . . . . . 33
Area of the study . . . . . . . . . 33
Population for Study . . . . . . . . . 34
Sample . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sampling Procedure . . . . . . . . . . 35
Instrument for Data Collection . . . . . . . 36
Validity of the Instrument . . . . . . . . 37
Reliability of the Instrument . . . . . . . . 37
Ethical Clearance . . . . . . . . . 37
Procedure for Data Collection . . . . . . . 38
Method of Data Analysis . . . . . . . . 38
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS 40
Demographic Characteristics of Respondents . . . . . 41
Test of Significance . . . . . . . . . 46
Summary of Findings . . . . . . . . . 56
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Discussion of Major Findings . . . . . . . 59
Implication of the Findings . . . . . . . . 67
Peculiarity and limitation of the Study . . . . . . 68
Summary . . . . . . . . . 68
Conclusion . . . . . . . . 69
Recommendations . . . . . . . . 70
Suggestions for Further Research . . . . . . . 71
REFERENCES . . . . . . . . 73
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