INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

Abstract

The present study aimed to find out the influence of psychosocial adjustment factors on the academic achievement of higher secondary students. Survey method with stratified random sampling technique has been followed for the present study. The Psychosocial Adjustment Scale constructed and validated by the investigator (2020) has been adapted to measure the psychosocial adjustment of higher secondary students. The academic achievement of the students was measured through the marks obtained by the selected higher secondary students in their school examination. The total sample consists of 679 higher secondary students which includes 382 male and 297 female higher secondary students. The present study indicated that there is 30.7% of the total variance in the academic achievement is attributed by various psychosocial adjustment factors. It further indicated that there is significant influence of psychosocial adjustment factors such as, depression, anxiety, emotion and social adaptation on the student’s academic achievement. The other psychosocial adjustment factors such as, mental health, self esteem, self concept, self confidence, self support and socio economic status are not significantly contributed to student’s academic achievement.

            KEYWORDS: students-psychosocial adjustment-academic achievement