Adolescence is a crucial period which faces manifold problems of recognition with their parents, peer groups, teachers and all other members of the society. The major problems that usually involved with these age groups are substance abuse, internalizing disorders (depression, anxiety) and externalizing disorders (delinquency, aggression, educational difficulties, truancy). Present study was undertaken to investigate the significance of adjustment among higher secondary school students. The study was Conducted on 100 higher secondary school students selected from Government Schools. During this course of this study an attempt was made to establish evidence concerning the reliability and validity of the five adjustment subsections included within the student form of the Adjustment Inventory which is constructed by the Investigator. The five subsections are: 1. Home Adjustment 2. School Adjustment 3. Emotional Adjustment 4. Social Adjustment and 5. Health Adjustment. Mean, S.D and ‘t’ stat were used to test the relationship and significance of difference between the variables.
