A Study On Home, Health, Social, Emotional And Occupational Adjustment Among The Subjects Of Hospitality And Tourism Industry

Abstract

Background: Adjustment is “a condition or state in which one feels that one’s needs have been  (or will be) fulfilled and one’s behaviour conforms to the requirements of a given culture”. An  organisation is a place where an individual strives to achieve their desired goals. But, during  that process there is an important thing which a need of balance to his/her needs in conformity  with the organisational environment he/she is integrated. Objective: The present study aims  to study the adjustment ability of male and female subjects in the spheres of adjustment and  determine their adjustment status along with the spheres of adjustment. Methodology: In  this descriptive survey study, stratified random sampling technique was used for selecting the  sample (n=22) from the population on the basis of gender, age group (19-25) and locality of  students. The subjects were students of IHM PUSA, New Delhi. The standardised psychometric  tool named Adjustment Inventory developed by S.L. Saxena was used to collect primary data.  Mean, S.D and t-test were applied to check the significant difference in the groups. Results:  The results for total mean scores of adjustment of boys was 210.86 and girls 241.81 and t  value: 0.37, which was not found to be significant 5% level of significance. Conclusion: There  is a need for counselling and guidance measure which must be adopted by the institutions, in  order to bring an adequate amount of change and development in the habits and personality  of the subjects/students, eventually leading to enhancement of adjustment ability. Secondly,  emphasis needs to be more on the personality development aspect with usage of different set  of techniques such as, positive approach technique which include building trust, optimism,  collaboration, self-management and internality.