Peculiarity of the psychosocial adjustment and anxiety of adolescence

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lytis; Nerimas; Paauglystė; Psichosocialinis prisitaikymas; Psichosocialinė adaptacija; Vidurinysis mokyklinis amžius; Adolescence; Anxiety; Psychosocial adjustment; Sex.

ENThe aim of the article was to establish peculiarity of the psychosocial adjustment and anxiety of adolescence depend from gender. Adolescence (14-15 years old) was randomly selected from Kaunas secondary schools, and then all the participants from the eighth and the ninth grades were investigated. Thus, the participants of the study were 521 students of middle school age (285 females and 236 males). The measure of psychosocial adjustment included K. Rogers and R. Daimond modified method. The measure of anxiety included C. R. Raynolds and B. O. Richmond method. Results. After the analysis we established that psychosocial adjustment level among students of middle school age was higher for females (56.13 ± 12.82 points) than males (51.33 ± 11.38 points) (p = 0.001). Females of adolescence showed higher (65.93 ± 11.34 points) levels of integrity criterion than males (59.30 ± 8.71 points) (p < 0.05) and emotional comfort is experienced stronger by females of adolescence (58.44 ± 11.33 points), they felt better than their peer males (49.70 ± 10.82 points) (p < 0.05). Somatic anxiety was high for the girls of middle school age (p = 0.004). Conclusions. Female adolescence show better psychosocial adaptation than males; their integrity and emotional comfort results are higher than that of their peer males. Somatic anxiety was higher for females compared to males. [Text from author]

• Psichologija / Psychology
• Edukologija / Education