Social adjustment of student’s in context with gender and habitat

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the social adjustment among students’ in context with gender and habitat. It also aimed to check social adjustment with reference to gender and habitat. Social Adjustment Inventory (SAI) by Jansari, Harkant D. Badami and Charulata H. Badami (2011) was used. The sample constituted total 120 students’ out of which 60 were from boys students’ (30 Urban Area and 30 Rural Area) and 60 from girls students’ (30 Urban Area and 30 Rural Area). The data was collected from Ahmedabad 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 social adjustment among the boys and girls students, (2) There is no significant difference in the mean score of social adjustment among the students’ habitat in urban and rural area and (3) There is significant difference in the interactive effect of the mean scores of social adjustment with regards to the gender and habitat. Therefore it could be said that, the girls students of rural area group is having good social adjustment than girls students of urban area group.