SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT LEVEL OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL LEARNERS – AN ANALYSIS

Social adjustment is an important aspect in an adolescent life when a person adjusts to every situation only they can lead a wonderful life. Every human being seeks adjustment to various situations. He constantly makes efforts to adjustment him or herself to his or her surroundings because a wholesome adjustment is essential for leading a happy, comfortable life and going satisfaction. The main focus of the present study is to find out the level of social adjustment among adolescent school learners. For this purpose descriptive survey method of research was used. A sample of 500 adolescent students of secondary and higher secondary standard was selected by using random sampling technique and the data were collected using the ‘Social Adjustment Inventory' developed by Dr. Roma Pal (1985) which has 60 items. Mean, S.D, and t-test statistical techniques were employed to analysis and interpret the results. The major findings of the study are there is no significant different between mean score among adolescent students on the basis of gender, age, educational status and habitat.