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The present study was framed to investigate mental health of adolescents
who had spent their childhood working as labourers in carpet industry of
Bhadohi. For this purpose a sample of 120 subjects, age ranging from 14 to
16 years was randomly drawn from Bhadohi. Out of 120 subjects, 60 subjects
were labourers and remaining 60 were matched control non-labourers. All
the labourer subjects included in the sample were engaged in manufacturing
the carpets from their early childhood stage and having the ability to read
and write. They were administered Mental Health Inventory developed by
Jagdish and Srivastava. The results of the study revealed significant
difference between labourer and non-labourer participants on positive selfevaluation,
perception of reality, integration of personality, autonomy, and
environmental competence. The difference between overall mental health
scores of labourer and non-labourer participants was also found to be
significant. The mean score on overall mental health of labourer participants
was significantly lower than non-labourer participants.