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Hardeep Kaur ¹, Arashmeet Chawla ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Adjustment is a lifelong and a dynamic process which is also described as an interaction between individuals with the environment they live in. It includes the behavior's that allow people to meet the demands of the environment Adjustment means suitable adaptation of human beings to the demands of their day-to-day life. Adolescence is a turbulent phase of life with disagreements and mood swings which may be related to the issue of not being able to fall in the adult age group or an impulse to experience adventure. Adolescents, who have strong emotional ties with their families, are aware of the presence of their families who can support them at all times, are affected lesser by the problems. This results in a feeling of security and thus reduces their concerns related to life. However the adolescents who are deprived of family environment, may experience various concerns and fears, and even their self concept may be affected adversely. Thus the adjustment among the school going adolescents living with families and the ones living in orphanages may vary. A total of 60 school going adolescents i.e thirty each from the ones living with families and orphanages were taken up as a sample for this study. In each group there were fifteen adolescent girls and fifteen adolescent boys. This paper outlines the social, emotional and educational adjustment among the school going adolescents with families and orphanages. It also explore the gender differences in the social, emotional and educational adjustments in the two groups. The data was analyzed using both descriptive (means and standard deviation) and inherency method (t-tests). The results showed that there were significant differences in the social and educational adjustment of adolescent girls living with families and orphanages. Significant gender differences were found in social and educational adjustment among only the adolescents living with families.

Keywords

Adjustment, Adolescents, Families, Orphanages.

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Hardeep Kaur ¹, Arashmeet Chawla ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Adjustment is a continuous process by which a person varies his behavior to produce a more harmonious relationship between himself and his environment. It helps to keep balance between one's need and capacity to meet the needs. Adjustment is a major concern at all life stages, especially during adolescence. Since it is a phase of rapid growth and development during which physical, sexual and emotional changes occur, adjustment problems are at their peak. Most adolescents experience adjustment difficulties in emotional, social and/or educational aspects of their lives. School adjustment can be viewed as comprising academic, social and emotional adjustment .It is a continuous process that is geared towards the adaptation of the individual to school life and culture. Overall adjustment plays a vital role in the development of child. The sample of 30 adolescents aged 14-18 years were taken up from the Senior Secondary School in this study. In each group, there were fifteen adolescent girls and fifteen adolescent boys. School Adjustment Inventory for school students developed by Sinha and Singh has been used in the study. The present study aims to examine the gender difference in social, educational and emotional adjustment among the school going adolescents. The findings of the present study indicate that there exist significant differences between the secondary school students when compared on the basis of gender.

Keywords

Adjustment, Adolescents, School.

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Hardeep Kaur ¹, Arashmeet Chawla ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Abstract

School adjustment includes academic, social and emotional adjustment. It is viewed as the process that the students adopt to maintain balance between their academic, social and emotional needs within the school environment. Though adjustment is a major concern at all stages of life, it becomes critical during adolescence. Adolescent who have strong emotional ties with their families, are aware of the presence of their families who can support them at all times. They are thus affected lesser by any problems, giving them a feeling of security and thus reducing the issues of concern at this stage of their life. However, the adolescents who are deprived of family environment may experience various concerns and fears or show low adjustment levels, high emotional problems, difficulty in social interactions and many other indicators of maladjustment and poor well being. Similarly, the adjustment among the school going adolescent girls living with their families and in orphanages may significantly vary. The present study aims to examine the social, educational and emotional adjustment among the school going adolescent girls residing in orphanages and with their families. The sample comprises of thirty school going adolescent girls aged between 14-18 years residing in orphanages and the ones living with their families. In each group, there are fifteen adolescent girls. Adjustment Inventory for school students developed by Sinha and Singh has been used in the study. The result of the present study indicates that the adolescent girls living in orphanages have lower social and educational adjustment level as compared to the girls who live along with their families. The emotional adjustment level of the adolescent girls living in orphanages and families are almost same.

Keywords

Adjustment, Girls, Adolescents, Families, Orphanages.

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