Exploring the Interrelation of Family Environment and Work and Social Adjustment in Young Adults: A Correlational Study on Family Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, and Acceptance and Caring

Abstract

The present study was conducted to explore the interrelation of family environment and work and social adjustment in young adults: A correlational study on family cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, and acceptance & caring. The study involved 100 participants from Kolkata selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected using the Family Environment Scale developed by Dr. Harpreet Bhatia and Dr. K. Chadha and the Work and Social Adjustment Scale developed by Mundt et al. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were done to find out the results. The findings of the study revealed that work and social adjustment were found to have a significant relationship with cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, and acceptance and caring domains of family environment. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a significant interrelation between dimensions of family environment and work and social adjustment in young adults.