Personal and social adjustment levels of the young workers served by the Friendship House in Taipei

Date of Publication

1985

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling

Subject Categories

Counseling | Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Emilia Del Callar

Defense Panel Chair

Rose Marie Salazar

Defense Panel Member

Salud P. Evangelista
Irma Coronel

Abstract/Summary

This descriptive study was undertaken to find out the levels of personal and social adjustment of the young workers served by the Friendship House in Taipei, Taiwan. The three major hypotheses that researcher formulated, based on observations and readings of related literature and the results of previous research studies, were : (1) There is a significant relationship between the social adjustment and the personal adjustment factors. (2) There is a significant relationship between the social adjustment level and some selected characteristics of the subjects. (3) There is a significant relationship between personal adjustment level and the selected characteristics. The subjects of the study were 55 young workers who are actively participating in the activities of the Friendship House. The instrument used in this study were the Bell Adjustment Inventory, a questionnaire to determine the level of adjustment and a personal information sheet. The instruments were brought to Taipe and sufficient copies were reproduced there. The data were brought back by the researcher. Means and percentages were obtained to determine the demographic profile and levels of social and personal adjustments of the subjects. A multiple correlation matrix (r) was done to test for significant relationships between and among personal and social adjustments and the selected variables. The results showed that both male and female young workers have poor adjustment levels with the females as a whole showing better adjustment levels than the males. Results confirmed the first hypothesis. The second hypothesis was rejected. Regarding the third hypothesis only two personal adjustment factors--number of years in school and number of years of attendance in the Friendship House were found significantly correlated with selected characteristics. Based on the findings the following conclusions were made: (1) Females are better adjusted than the males, (2) Young immigrant workers experience adjustment difficulties in the city, (3) Social adjustment is not

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG01338

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

93 leaves; 28 cm.

Keywords

Adjustment (Psychology); Social adjustment -- Taiwan -- Taipei; Youth -- Employment -- Taiwan -- Taipei

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