The present study was undertaken to compare Mental Health among androgynous female university teachers, government doctors and administrative officers. A total of 100 university teachers, 100 doctors and 100 government administrative officers from the state of Rajasthan served as sample for the study. To attain the objectives of the study, two psychometric instruments—the Bem Sex role Inventory (Bem 1981) and the Mental Health Inventory by Jagdish and Srivastava (1983) —were administered to the sample population to obtain data pertaining to the androgynous sex role orientation and Mental Health variables. The data were analysed in terms of the t-test. The results of the study revealed that androgynous administrative officers were significantly higher on mental health-positive and its dimensions positive self evaluation and group oriented attitude as compared to androgynous teachers and doctors.
Journal of Indian Health Psychology Vol. 7, No. 2, March, 2013