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Relationship Between Generation Gap, Social Adjustment and Happiness of Secondary Second Students in Marvdasht


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1 Department of Counseling, Marvdasht Braneh Islamie Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Department of Edueational Seienees Farhangian University, Iran, Islamic Republic of
     

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The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship between generation gap with social adjustment and happiness of secondary school students in Marvdasht city. The statistical population of this study consisted of all secondary school students of Marvdasht city. In this research, 100 people were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made generation gap questionnaire. Social compatibility of Samani and Sohrabi and the happiness of Oxford was that the validity and reliability of the questionnaires were also confirmed. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean & standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient & simple regression analysis) were used. The results showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between the social gaps with the social gap. A generation gap can predict social adjustment. There is a reverse and significant relationship between generational gap with happiness. A generation gap can predict happiness.

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Generation Gap, Social Adjustment, Happiness.
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Authors

Fatemeh Rahimi
Department of Counseling, Marvdasht Braneh Islamie Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hossein Aflakifard
Department of Edueational Seienees Farhangian University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship between generation gap with social adjustment and happiness of secondary school students in Marvdasht city. The statistical population of this study consisted of all secondary school students of Marvdasht city. In this research, 100 people were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made generation gap questionnaire. Social compatibility of Samani and Sohrabi and the happiness of Oxford was that the validity and reliability of the questionnaires were also confirmed. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean & standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient & simple regression analysis) were used. The results showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between the social gaps with the social gap. A generation gap can predict social adjustment. There is a reverse and significant relationship between generational gap with happiness. A generation gap can predict happiness.

Keywords


Generation Gap, Social Adjustment, Happiness.

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