Relationship Between Adjustment Andachievement Motivation of Secondary School Students

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Dr Sijimol S

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P113

How to Cite?

Dr Sijimol S, "Relationship Between Adjustment Andachievement Motivation of Secondary School Students," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 92-94, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P113

Abstract:

Adjustment is taken to mean a passive shaping oneself to one's culture and to the external environment. We can think of adjustment in terms of one’s internal make-up and interpersonal and social behaviours. It is a process by which the individual and his environment are kept in balance to maximize the effectiveness of one’s efforts to meet his needs. Achievement motivation drives, an individual to adopt the strive hard to gain mastery on challenging situations in the pursuit of excellence. The strivings prompt the individual to adopt the modes of behaviours suitable to the environment which leads to food adjustment. The present study attempts to findout the relationship between adjustment and achievement motivation of secondary school students. The study was conducted on a sample of 1200 secondary school students. The study concluded that there exists a significant positive relationship between adjustment and achievement motivation of the secondary school students.

Keywords:

Adjustment, Achievement motivation, Secondary school students.

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