This study was attempted to evaluate the mental health of high school students in rural and urban community.
For the above purpose, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was conducted for the total 868 students including 213 high school boys and 209 high school girls in rural community, and 228 high school boys and 218 high school girls in urban community.
The results are summarized as follows:
- 1. Scores of lie, hypochondriasis and social introversion scale were statiatically higher in rural high school boys than urban high school boys, but the scores of psychopathic deviate and hypomania scale were on the contrary.
h 2. Rural high school girls showed statistically higher scores in depression, paranoia, rpsychasthenia and schizophrenia scale than urban high school girls did.
3. Scores of validity, correction, hysteria and masculinity-femininity scale were not different between rural and urban community in both of high school boys and high school girls.
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