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Comparative Study
| Published: September 30, 2017
Study of Impact of Family on the Adjustment of Adolescents
Assistant Professor, MANUU College of Teacher Education, Sambhal, U.P., India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.159/20170404
DOI: 10.25215/0404.159
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to investigate the impact of family on the adjustment of adolescents. Descriptive survey method of research was used for collecting the data using Personal information schedule developed by investigator and Adjustment Inventory developed by Sinha and Singh. (1971). The sample comprised of randomly selected 120 adolescents (Nuclear Families: 60 and Joint Families: 60) studying in Xth class in Darbhanga town (Bihar). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare the means between the groups. Findings of the study revealed that (i) there is significant difference between adolescents from nuclear and joint families on the measure of emotional adjustment (ii) there is significant difference between adolescents from nuclear and joint families on the measure of social adjustment (iii) there is significant difference between adolescents from nuclear and joint families on the measure of educational adjustment.
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© 2017 Alam M
Received: August 25, 2017; Revision Received: September 25, 2017; Accepted: September 30, 2017
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.159/20170404
10.25215/0404.159
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Published in Volume 04, Issue 4, July-September, 2017