A Psychological Study of Adjustment among Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Senior Citizens

The study was intended to examine the effect of Adjustment on Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Senior Citizens. The sample consists of 120 old senior citizens from different institute in Anand district area. The sample was selected from randomly. Adjustment was measured through a questionnaire ‘Old-Age Adjustment Inventory’ (SJOAI). Developed by Shamshad Hussain and Jasbirkaur (1995) were used. The inventory consists of 125 items with a response format of ‘yes’ or ‘no’. For data collection 2×2 factorial design was used. The data was analyzed by the t test. There will be no significant difference between Gender and Types Area in relation to Adjustment.