A Study Of Adjustment and Emotional Stability Among Learning Disabled Adolescents

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.