A Comparative Study to Assess Adjustment Problems among Adolescents on thebasis of Gender

Abstract

Background: Adjustment is an important concern during the adolescent stage. It is a behavioural process for maintaining the equilibrium of one’s needs and obstacles offered by the environment. The rapid changes in the contemporary society contribute to adjustment problems among adolescents. Adjusting to constant changes in their internal as well as external environment becomes a major challenge during this stage. This study was conducted to assess the adjustment problems faced by adolescent boys in comparison to adolescent girls in the home, health, social, and emotional areas.Methodology: Quantitative research approach with a comparative descriptive research design was used to assess and compare the adjustment problems among adolescent boys and girls. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data from the 100 adolescent students (50 boys and 50 girls) using Bell’s adjustment inventory by RK Ojha. Results & Conclusion: Data analysis revealed that there is a significant difference in the adjustment problems among adolescent boys and girls (p = 0.019). On comparison, adolescent girls have been found to be suffering from more adjustment problems (mean ± SD = 66.84 ± 16.853) than boys (mean ± SD = 58.60 ± 17.682). No significant association could be found between the adjustment problems of boys with residence, type of family, education of parents, occupation of parents, and religion, while a significant association could be found between adjustment problems among girls and type of family (p = 0.02).