A Study of Adjustment and Emotional Stability Among Learning Disabled Adolescents

Abstract

The present study was conducted with an objective to compare the adjustment and emotional stability of learning disabled and non-learning-disabled adolescents.Adjustment here refers to emotional, social and educational adjustment and emotional stability refers to stability and consistency of emotional reactions in given situations. Using Convenience sampling method, a sample of 100 adolescents, matched in age and gender was selected. It comprised of 50 Learning Disabled and 50 Non-Learning-Disabled adolescents. It was a comparative study to understand how the presence of Learning disability affects adjustment and emotional stability of learning-disabled adolescents and compare the two variables among Non-learning-disabled peers. For the purpose of data collection, Adjustment Inventory for School Students (Sinha & Singh 1993)and Emotional stability questionnaire (Vohra, 1995) were administered on the sample. Independent sample t test and descriptive statistics were used for analysis. The results indicated a significant difference in adjustment and emotional stability of learning-disabled adolescents when compared with non-learning-disabled peers. Statistically, deficits in their adjustment and emotional stability can be attributed to the presence of learning-disability in them.