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| Published: December 26, 2018

A Comparative Study of Adjustment Problems of Freshmen and Senior Year Students

Shimony Agrawal

Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.087/20180604

DOI: 10.25215/0604.087

ABSTRACT

In this continually evolving world, change is the most imperative component of our identity. The term alteration alludes to degree by which an individual adapts to inward strains, needs, clashes and can bring coordination between his internal requests and those forced by the external world. Adjustment is a way of managing various demands of life. . Entering school is a defining moment for school first year recruits in their adulthood. The progress from school to school can be rationally and in addition physically troubling. Students deal with a unique amount of stressors when they enter college. Introductory months of school are loaded with apprehension and attempting to fit in the new condition. Colleges and schools should ensure their understudies are balanced in the new condition by giving help at whatever point vital.. The main objective of the study was a comparative analysis of adjustment level with respect to overall adjustment level, gender and living environment. This research has been conducted using Adjustment Inventory for College Students (AICS). The total population is comprised of 240 college-going students. The data majority of the population scored poorly on Emotional Adjustment. Also, female students faced more adjustment problems as compared to male students. However, no significant change was noticed in living environment of the students.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.087/20180604

10.25215/0604.087

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Published in   Volume 06, Issue 4, October-December, 2018