A Study of Secondary School Principalsʹ Mental Health in Relation to their Biographical Variables

The mentally healthy status is essential for the administrators. A principal with low mental health not only tends to incapacitate himself for the performance of his multifarious duties in the school but also creates difficulties and problems for his subordinates. This paper examined level of mental health of secondary school principals in respect to some biographical variables i.e. Gender, Age, and qualifications of them. The study used descriptive method of research to measure current level of mental health of principals. The sample consisted of sixty male and female secondary school principals who are working in Isfahan, second big city of Iran. The two instruments employed for gathering the required data i.e. Demographic Survey Form and Mental Health Scale (MHS) developed by Kamau (1992). The t-test was used to determine difference between two categories of independent variables i.e. gender, age and qualifications in respect to mental health of principals. Findings of the study indicate that there was not significant difference between mental health of principals in respect of their gender and qualifications. However, significant difference was found between principals’ mental health in aspect of their age.