A Study of Adjustment, Life Style and Life Satisfaction of Educated Unemployed Youth

Mr. Rajendrakumar Muljibhai Parmar; Prof. Suresh M. Makvana

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| Published: December 25, 2016

A Study of Adjustment, Life Style and Life Satisfaction of Educated Unemployed Youth

Mr. Rajendrakumar Muljibhai Parmar

PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Anand, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Prof. Suresh M. Makvana

Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Anand, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.068/20160401

DOI: 10.25215/0401.068

ABSTRACT

The main aim of the present study is to find out difference in level of adjustment, life style and life satisfaction of educated unemployed people. Second purpose is to find out difference in level of adjustment, life style and life satisfaction of with male and female people. Third aim is to find out difference in level of adjustment, life style and life satisfaction among rural and urban people. Forth intended is to find out difference in level of adjustment, life style and life satisfaction among different ages of people. Fifth purpose is to find out difference in level of adjustment, life style and life satisfaction of with its interaction effect on male and female, rural and urban and different ages of people.

The sample for the study comprised of 480 randomly selected out of 500 samples. The Adjustment Neurotism Dimensional Inventory, The questionnaire developed by R N Singh and Mahesh Bhargava. This inventory consists 105 items in three response alternatives and measures seven dimensions—Self-Esteem-Self Inferiority, Happiness-Depression, calmness-anxiety, neutrality obsessiveness, independence-dependence, feeling of being healthy-hypochondria sis, innocence-guilt feeling. It can be used on both the sexes from age group 17 to 60 years. Norms are available in form of Mean & S.D. and Stenine Norms and life satisfaction questionnaire developed by Q G Alam& R Shrivastva. It contains 69 Yes/No type items which yield a total score covering six areas — health, personal, economic, marital, social and job, Standardized on 875 adults aging between 18 to 40 years. Life Style Scale developed by S. K. Bawa and S. Kaur, the scale consists 60 items into 6 Dimension like Health Conscious Life Style, Academic Oriented Life Style, Career Oriented Life Style, Socially Oriented Life Style, Trend Seeking Life Style, and Family Oriented Life Style. Data analysis of questionnaire and demographic details were subjected through SPSS for t test, Interaction Effect and Correlation.

Keywords

Educated Unemployed Youth, Adjustment, Life Style and Life Satisfaction

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Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Anand, India

How to cite this article: R Parmar, S Makvana (2016), A study of Adjustment, Life Style and Life Satisfaction of Educated Unemployed Youth, International Journal of Indian Psychology, 4 (1), ISSN:2349-3429 (p), DIP:18.01.068/20160304,DOI: 10.25215/0401.068