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| Published: December 25, 2014

Role of Self Concept on Adjustment among Middle Aged Women

Pragati Dixit

Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.050/20140201

DOI: 10.25215/0201.050

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The purpose of the study was to determine the role of self concept on adjustment among middle aged women. Self concept is the way people think about themselves including their abilities, physical features, goals and social roles. Adjustment refers to the process by which an individual makes an adequate relationship with his environment and satisfies his needs. M.R. Rastogi’s Self Concept Scale and Global Adjustment Inventory of Psy-com services was used for obtaining data. The sample consisted of 120 married women with age range 30- 45 years selected by means of purposive random technique of sampling. Regression analysis and t-test was used to analyze data. Results indicated that self concept influences adjustment of women positively.
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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

DIP: 18.01.050/20140201

DOI: 10.25215/0201.050

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Published in   Volume 02, Issue 1, October-December, 2014