Aim: To measure the adjustment of an individual using a standardized test for adjustment by AKP Sinha and RP Singh.
Basic Concept The concept of
adjustment has originated from the term `adaptation`. It is the process where an individual cope, responds to their environment. The behavioural
process by which humans and other animals maintain a state of equilibrium by various needs is called adjustment. It is how they cope with change
in the environment to act efficiently maintaining homeostasis. James Denver defines adjustment as the modification to compensate for or meet
special conditions. James. C. Coleman says that adjustment is the outcome of the individual`s attempts to deal with the stress and meet his needs,
also his efforts to maintain harmonious relationships with the environment Adaptation is the action or process of adapting. It is also the process of
change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. Features: Varies from culture to culture Subjective in nature
Continuous process In the present test, adjuatment is being measured by three different ways: Social – Man needs to be accepted by the
society in which he lives. He has to follow norms of the society to be adjusted. He has to seek approval of the society and act accordingly.
Emotional – An individual is emotionally adjusted if he/she is happy with themselves, realizes his/her potential and is content with what he/she has
achieved. Educational – An educationally well-adjusted person is one who has an ability to think and innovate, he/she needs to be happy in their
academic achievements. History and description The AISS seeks to segregate well-adjusted school students [14-18 years] from poorly adjusted
students in 3 areas – social, emotional, and educational. The test consists of 60 items where the subject is required to answer in terms of `yes` or
`no`. each item in the test is scored as per the instructions given in the manual. The subject can be classified into five categories in accordance with
the raw scores obtained by them in the inventory. The five categories are 1. A – Excellent2. B – Good 3. C – Average 4. D – Unsatisfactory 5. E – Very
Unsatisfactory
Preliminaries
Materials required AISS questionnaire, response sheet, scoring sheet, pen/pencil Precautions 1. Optimal conditions for testing should be ensured
before starting the test. 2. No questions should be left unanswered 3. Instructions should be clearly given Rapport Formation The subject was made
to feel comfortable. General questions about the subject’s day and life were asked. The subject was ensured that the results will be kept
confidential. Instructions The following instructions were given: • In each item can be answered in `yes` or `no` • Don’t leave any question and try to
complete as soon as possible. • There are no right or wrong answers • Give the first natural answer as it comes to you. When in doubt, give the best
possible answerRead the questions carefully • There is no time limit for this test
Administration After the instructions were given, the subject was asked to fill in the demographic details. It was ensured that all instructions were
clearly understood by the subject. The introspective report was taken after the administration was done. The subject was asked to check whether
he/she left any items unanswered. Introspective Report/Verbal report The test was quite insightful and fun to do. The tester made me feel at ease.
[You can write the introspective report given by your subject] Behavioural report The subject was calm while answering the questions. He/she did
not take a long time in completing the test. Scoring Scoring was done as per the instructions given in the manual. The responses of the subject was
marked in the scoring sheet under the three dimensions and actual response [AR] and expected responses [ER] were tallied with one another. If the
ER and AR matched then given 1 mark and if it doesn’t match then give 0 mark. After allotting the marks, total all the three dimensions and interpret
the scores from the result sheet
Sum of all dimensions: _________________________________ Conclusion My subject has a total score of ____ suggesting he/she has _______
adjustment.
