A Study on the Social Adjustment of Upper Primary School Students

Abstract

Teachers play a crucial role in maintaining the mental health of their students. Because proper mental health leads to social adjustment. Teachers can easily identify factors such as parental relationship, community, peer group, scientific advancements, and various cultural and social characteristics that affect adjustment and guide students towards proper social adjustment. School authorities must equip teachers with the essential training in social adjustment skills, so that they can foster excellent social skills in their students to promote effective social adjustment. The primary objective of the study is to examine the social adjustment of upper primary school students. Gender and locality are found to have a significant impact on upper primary school students’ social adjustment. Furthermore, upper primary school children have a moderate level of social adjustment. The study included 300 students from five upper primary schools, 135 of whom are boys and 165 of whom are girls. To collect data, the authors developed a social adjustment scale.