TITLE:
An Investigation of Psychological Adjustment Differences among Chinese College Students: From the Perspectives of Their Gender, Major and Grade
AUTHORS:
Qiang Wang, Qian Zhang
KEYWORDS:
College Students, Psychological Adjustment, Major, Gender, Grade
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.16,
December
29,
2015
ABSTRACT: The goal of the study was to examine levels of psychological adjustment among college students in China; 650 college students took part in Adolescents’ Adaptability Scale (AAS). The results indicated that: 1) there was no significant gender difference in levels of psychological adjustment among college students in China; 2) there were apparent differences in majors. Students who specialized in physical art have the strongest levels of adjustment, while students who majored in arts have the weakest levels of adjustment; 3) significant differences were also existed in Grades, sophomores got the highest levels of adjustment, whereas seniors got the weakest levels of adjustment.