LEVEL OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG 1ST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SELF EFFICACY

The present study seeks to see the relationship of level of adjustment on self-efficacy with respect to their domicile and gender. For the present study purposive sampling method was used. For the present study the target group was 1st year college students, chosen from different government colleges in Kashmir valley. From the total, 120 number of college students, 60 Rural. (30 male, 30 female) and 60 Urban (30 male, 30 female) were selected by purposive sampling technique. In order to measure the level of adjustment and self-efficacy among the 1st year college going students Menezzel, A., (1999) Adjustment to College Scale (ATCS) and Self Efficacy Scale developed by Prothrow Stith (1987) were administered. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in level of adjustment between rural and urban college students and also shows that significant difference was found between rural and urban students on their self-efficacy.