Adjustment among High School Students

Authors

  • Hiral Prajapati Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Psychology, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/%2010.25215/0702.098

Keywords:

Adjustment, Boys Students And Girls Students, Joint And Nuclear Family

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the adjustment among high school students. It also aimed to check adjustment with reference to gender and type of family. High School Adjustment Inventory (HSAI) constructed by A.K.Singh and A. Sen Gupta (2011) was used. The sample constituted total 140 high school students out of which 70 were from boys students (35 Joint Family and 35 Nuclear Family) and 70 from girl students (35 Joint Family and 35 Nuclear Family). The data was collected from Patan City. The data was scored, analyzed as per the manual. ‘F’ test was being calculated. The result showed that (1) There is no significant difference in the mean score of adjustment among the boys and girls high school students, (2) there is a significant difference in the mean score of adjustment among the high school students of joint and Nuclear family. Therefore it could be said that the high school students of the joint family group is having good adjustment than high school students of the nuclear family group and (3) There is a significant difference in the interactive effect of the mean scores of adjustment with regards to the gender and type of family. Therefore it could be said that the boy high school students of the joint family group is having good adjustment than boy high school students of a nuclear family group.

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Published

2022-11-05

How to Cite

Hiral Prajapati. (2022). Adjustment among High School Students. International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 7(2). https://doi.org/ 10.25215/0702.098