Achievement Motivation and Adjustment of Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to find out the relationship between achievement motivation and adjustment of higher secondary school students. Achievement Motivation Scale developed by Prathiba Deo and Asha Mohan (2011) and Adjustment Scale developed by A.K.P. Sinha and R.P. Singh (2007) are used to collect the relevant data. The sample consists of 103 higher secondary school students of whom 53 are male and 50 are female. The data are analysed by ‘t’ test and Karl Pearson’s Product moment correlation. The result indicates that there is a significant relationship between achievement motivation and adjustment of higher secondary school students.