Impact of Students' Perceived Social and Emotional Competencies on their Mental Health and Academic Achievements at Elementary Level

This study was based on the perceptions of students about their self-perceived SEC and its impact on mental health and academic achievements of 8th-grade students of public sector elementary schools of tehsil Sargodha. The objectives of study were to measure the level of Social and Emotional Competence of 8th Grade students, to assess the state of mental health of 8th grade students, to examine the academic achievements of 8th grade students, to measure the impact of SEC on 8th grade students’ state of mental health, and also on their academic achievements. In present study, 8th grade students were taken as population belonging to government elementary schools of tehsil Sargodha. A sample of 280, out of which 140 were boys and 140 girls were taken and obtained their perception about the SEC and mental health through self-developed questionnaire. It was found that social emotional competencies have an impact on academic achievement, girls are better in academic grades and mental health.