Personality and Adjustment of College Students

Adjustment is the process by which a living organism maintains a balance between the needs and the circumstances. There are so many factors which can influence the process of adjustment, level of aspiration, personality and so on. The major objective of the present study was to examine and compare various dimension of adjustment among boys and girls students and to find out impact of gender and personality on adjustment. The sample was comprised of 500 students (250 boys & 250 girls) from different colleges of Varanasi city. The age range of sample was 17 to 19 years. Vayktitva Parakh Prashnavali, Adjustment inventory and Extroversion-Introversion test were used for the purpose of data collection. Mean, S.D., t-test and F-test was used for the analysis of data. It was found that boys are significantly better adjusted than girls. Gender and personality has also significant impact of adjustment.