Development and Standardization of Mental Health Battery for Visually Impaired

The aim of this study was to develop and standardize a mental health battery for students with visual impairment (MHB-VI) in India. The research was carried out on sample of 126 children with visual impairment of the age group 10-25 years from Haryana state. The battery contained 61 items and these...

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Published inInternational journal of special education Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 382 - 396
Main Authors Punia, Poonam, Berwal, Sandeep
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Journal of Special Education 2018
Subjects
Correlation
Emotional Adjustment
Emotional Intelligence
Foreign Countries
Inclusion
Item Analysis
Likert Scales
Mental Health
Personal Autonomy
Psychometrics
Security (Psychology)
Special Schools
Standardized Tests
Student Surveys
Test Construction
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Visual Impairments
India
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Summary:The aim of this study was to develop and standardize a mental health battery for students with visual impairment (MHB-VI) in India. The research was carried out on sample of 126 children with visual impairment of the age group 10-25 years from Haryana state. The battery contained 61 items and these items were categorized into six sub-scales namely emotional stability, over-all adjustment, autonomy, security-insecurity, self-concept and emotional intelligence. Items showing behavioural characteristics related with six mental health sub-scales were framed on the five points Likert Scale. Item analysis was performed by calculating t and r-value and 12 items were deleted and final 61 items were retained. The value of Cronbach's alpha and split half correlation came out to be 0.89 and 0.80 respectively. This battery may act as a valuable tool in accessing mental health of students with visually impairment in India as the findings demonstrated that its scores were valid and reliable. This tool is specifically useful for practitioners, special teachers, social workers, psychologists and stakeholders. They can use this tool in assessing the mental health of students with visual impairment; as a result, effective planning and strategies can be established.
ISSN:0827-3383