1. To find out mental health among boys and girls Higher Secondary School Students.

2. To find out Neuroticism among boys and girls Higher Secondary School Students.

Hypotheses

1. There will be no significant difference among boys and girls Higher Secondary School Students with respect to mental health.

2. There will be no significant difference among boys and girls Higher Secondary School Students with respect to Neuroticism.

Sample: For the present study 120 Higher Secondary School Students were selected from Aurangabad city, Maharashtra State. The effective sample consisted of 120 adolescents among them 60 boys Higher Secondary School Students and 60 girls Higher Secondary School Students. The age range of subjects from18 to 25 years (M= 21.69, SD = 3.01). Non probability random sampling method was used. Tools Mental Health Inventory (MHI): Mental health inventory (MHI) developed by Jagdish and Srivastav (1983) was utilized to access positive aspects of mental health. The Neo Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI): most widely used instrument to assess personality on five dimensions namely neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.

1. Boys Higher Secondary School Students have significantly high mental health than the girls Higher Secondary School Students.

2. Girls Higher Secondary School Students have significantly high Neuroticism than the boys Higher Secondary School Students.