Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of socioeconomic status on adjustment of senior secondary students. The main purpose of the study was to study the adjustment of senior secondary student and to study the effect of socio-economic status on adjustment of senior secondary students with respect to their gender and type of school. By using the simple random sampling technique 200 senior secondary students selected as a sample for this study. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in adjustment of senior secondary student. There is significant difference in adjustment of senior secondary student with respect to type of school. It was also found that socioeconomic status does not affect the adjustment of the senior secondary students.

Key words: Socio-economic status, Adjustment.