AN EFFECT OF BOYS MENTAL HEALTH, SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT & SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

The purpose of the study was to analyze independent and combined effects of variables viz, mental health (high-low), school adjustment (high-low) and socio-economic status (high-low) on Academic Achievement in Mathematics. The sample of the present study includes 340 students selected randomly from secondary schools of Hubli Oharwad corporation area. The study revealed that; (i) The boys with high mental health will influence more on academic achievemerit of students in mathematics than the boys with low mental health; (ii) The boys with high mental health and high school adjustment will influence more on academic achievement of students in mathematics than the boys with low mental health and low school adjustment; iii) The boys with high mental health, high school adjustment and low socio-economic status will influence more ori academic achievement of students in mathematics than the boys with low mental health, low school adjustment and high socio-economic status.