Interactional Effect of Adjustment and Stress on College Students

Abstract

Stress is found in all aspects of life. Most of the social, physiological and emotional problems are related to unrelieved stress. Today students are more stressed than earlier generation. They experience high stress due to academic commitment, financial pressure and lack of time management skill. The present study focused on stress and adjustment and their interaction effect among college students. A total of 180 first year students from national college sirsa completed measures of Adjustment Inventory by H.S. Asthana (1968) and Stress scale by Puri, Kaur & Mehta, (2011). Results shows that Male students and female students, both show significant effect of different levels of stress and adjustment. Findings further gave a clear picture of positive and negative effect of stress and adjustment of college students.