Abstract
In this study random sampling technique was used in which total samples of 186 were collected out of which 72 were boys and 114 were girls with the age range of 13 to 18 years. All these participants were administered P.G.I. Health Questionnaire developed by Verma, Wig and Prasad (1978) and Bell Adjustment Inventory developed by Mohsin and Shamshad (1968) to find out healthy students and unhealthy students. The purpose of the study is to compare boys and girls on Bell Adjustment Inventory to find out any significant difference in home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment and overall adjustment. Another purpose is to compare healthy group and unhealthy group on Bell Adjustment Inventory to find out any significant difference in home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment and overall adjustment. The result found no significant between boys and girls in the domains of Bell Adjustment Inventory: home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment and overall adjustment. Where as the result found significant in comparison between healthy students and unhealthy students in all the domains of Bell Adjustment Inventory: home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment and overall adjustment which signifies that healthy students were adjusted well in all the domains of Bell Adjustment Inventory mentioned above.
Highlights
In this study random sampling technique was used in which total samples of 186 were collected out of which 72 were boys and 114 were girls with the age range of 13 to 18 years
A review of the studies carried out in the field of adjustment as reported in the three surveys of educational research edited by Buch (1991) reveals that no systematic attempt has yet been made to develop a tool for the assessment of adjustment problems of school students
Table shows comparison of high school Boys and Girls students on Bell Adjustment Inventory and the result found no significant difference in all the domains- Home adjustment, Health adjustment, Social adjustment, Emotional adjustment and Overall adjustment
Summary
In this study random sampling technique was used in which total samples of 186 were collected out of which 72 were boys and 114 were girls with the age range of 13 to 18 years All these participants were administered P.G.I. Health Questionnaire developed by Verma, Wig and Prasad (1978) and Bell Adjustment Inventory developed by Mohsin and Shamshad (1968) to find out healthy students and unhealthy students. Several studies have been reported in the area of social, educational, health and emotional adjustment of school students of both sexes. Surveys of individual psychiatric disorders and of incidence and period prevalence are yet to be conducted in this population of children Looking into this perspective, current research work has been carried out in the area of high school students to identify the problematic areas for adjustment so that an adequate management and preventive measures could be formulate
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