Academic Adjustment of Higher Secondary Students

Abstract

Background: Academic adjustment is crucial for students' overall development and academic success. Higher secondary students, transitioning between adolescence and adulthood, face challenges in managing their academic lifestyle, meeting expectations, and adapting to changing dynamics. Poor adjustment can hinder academic achievement, leading to stress, reduced performance, and low self-esteem (Eccles & Roeser, 2011). Academic motivation plays a pivotal role in fostering adjustment by enhancing time management, resilience, and positive relationships (Minges & Redmond, 2014). Understanding the links between academic lifestyle, achievement, and motivation is vital for creating interventions and fostering a supportive learning environment for successful adaptation.

Methodology: Stratified random sampling technique was used in this study and the sample size of the study is 380 students from Chennai district.

Findings: a) The study found that there was a significant difference in academic adjustment and its dimensions namely academic lifestyle and academic motivation owing to difference in gender of higher secondary students.

1. b) There was a significant difference in academic adjustment and its dimensions namely academic lifestyle, academic achievement and academic motivation owing to difference in region of higher secondary students.


2. c) There was a significant difference in academic adjustment and its dimensions namely academic achievement and academic motivation owing to difference in medium of learning of higher secondary students.