Adjustment Among Senior Secondary School Students Considering Their Gender: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Adjustment is a crucial psychological process for humans and in the adolescent period it becomes even more tedious. Adjustment is a mechanism by which individuals circumstantially balance their needs with the environment. The gender effects during adolescence enable the researchers to understand the adjustment problems and help them to suggest remedial measures accordingly. Present study intends to extend a comparison of adjustment level of male and female adolescents studying in Government and private schools of Himachal Pradesh. The study conducted on a sample of 1200 adolescents randomly selected from government and private schools of four districts (Mandi, Shimla, Kangra, Sirmour) of the state of Himachal Pradesh. The selected students belonged to the age group of 12-18 years. A standardized questionnaire (Adjustment Inventory) developed by Prof. A.K.P. Sinha and Prof. R.P. Singh (2019) was adopted for the study. The collected data were analyzed statistically using the mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant difference in adjustment of adolescents with respect to gender (male and female), as male adolescents found more adjusted in comparison to female adolescents. The findings of the investigation may help in developing skill training programs to mitigate adjustment problems.