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1. I get all the necessary co-operation from my friends at school/college.
2. We friends study together.
3. I am on intimate terms with more than one person.
4. Though I am the youngest in the family‚ I get the necessary freedom.
5. I am somewhat of a timid temperament.
6. I do not like teachers to be made fun of in the classroom.
7. I always try to meet important people at public functions.
8. I do not wish to change my school/college.
9. I do not think that I have disappointed my parents.
10. I have a very large friend circle.
11. I want to have friends.
12. I get my difficulties solved by my teachers or other people.
13. I prefer to have a few selective intimate-friends to many acquaintances.
14. My parents do not criticize my personality.
15. I am not very sensitive.
16. I suffer from stomach-ache.
17. It makes me sad not to have a mother.
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18. Most of our teachers are good.
19. I can talk what I want to without hesitation in the presence of people.
20. I can tell my difficulties to my parents freely.
21. I become restless while studying.
22. Sometimes I suffer from loss of sleep due to crowding of thoughts.
23. I have very honest friends.
24. I do not find it difficult to continue conversation with anyone.
25. I want special help to get a part-time job.
26. I cannot mix with others.
27. I am always worried about something.
28. My teachers hate me.
29. I find it difficult to go and sit in the hall after the programme or meeting has begun.
30. Sometimes I participate in any movement or programme without thinking.
31. We have all the facilities for extra-curricular activities in our school/college.
32. I feel shy to seek help from leaders.
33. I perspire excessively.
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34. I am not afraid of the atmosphere in our school/college.
35. People feel that I have gone astray because of bad company.
36. I am capable of solving my own difficulties.
37. I want information about various post-graduate professions.
38. I feel that 1 do not have enough knowledge about etiquettes.
39. I do not worry about the future of my family.
40. I find it difficult to present report at a meeting.
41. I often feel frightened without any reason.
42. I do not get a conducive atmosphere to study in the college.
43. I never tell a lie to others for my own benefit.
44. I find it difficult to present my own thoughts properly.
45. I do not know in which subject I am interested.
46. I do not have new types of things at home.
47. Sometimes I have uncontrollable fits of laughter and crying.
48. I feel that I have not chosen the right college.
49. I cannot start a conversation with a complete stranger.
50. I am afraid of being separated from the person whom I love.
51. I do not know how time passes while I am engrossed in difficult activities.
52. I rarely need medical help.
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53. I feel guilty after doing a bad deed.
54. I cannot recall an answer to a question in an examination though I might know it.
55. I find it difficult to participate in social functions with friends of the opposite sex.
56. I think that 1 have adequate intelligence.
57. I do not think that the rules of our institution are unnecessary or impractical.
58. If I have simple food when on a picnic‚ I feel shy to share it with others.
59. I am satisfied.
60. All the boys and girls in our school /college are very friendly with each other.
61. I cannot stay away from my family.
62. I can give sufficient time for my studies.
63. I do not get easily dismooded from the work I plan to do.
64. I voluntarily participate in drama‚ communal songs‚ etc.
65. I am not afraid of examinations.
66. I feel that in the face of difficulties it is best to hold peace.
67. I often suffer from indigestion.
68. I do not fear wars‚ earthquakes‚ famines etc.
69. I do not like to bunk my school/college.
70. I do not find it difficult to mix with people of the opposite sex.
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71. I am always under severe mental tension.
72. The other students always tease me.
73. My parents are able to understand me.
74. I always feel small because of my personality.
75. My teachers understand my difficulties in matters other than studies.
76. I am fond of everyone at home.
77. I think I am successful in my life.
78. I want appropriate help in choosing subjects for further studies.
79. I quarrel with my brothers and sisters.
80. I wish I had never been born.
81. I find it difficult to go to school/college because of the irregularity of the buses.
82. My sleep is disturbed by the slightest sound.
83. I do not think that I am inferior to others.
84. I take the lead in some of the activities in school/college.
85. I have many social responsibilities.
86. I do not find it difficult to speak to boys/girls.
87. I have all the information about the library.
88. I do not have unreasonable fear of darkness‚ high places‚ cockroahes etc.
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89. All my classmates are good.
90. I can concentrate.
91. I feel shy to leave a programme in progress.
92. I want information about different professions after S.S.C.
93. I can talk freely with others.
94. I would like to know which occupation would suit me best.
95. I always lose my things.
96. I have worked as a leader in many meetings and committees.
97. I always feel that 1 am dominated by my parents.
98. I am eager to get more information about veneral diseases.
99. I have a friendly and cordial relationship with my friends.
100. I do not think that marriage is an unnecessary burden.
101. My teacher criticizes me very much or points out my faults.
102. I always try to bring life into a boring programme.
103. I am generally happy.
104. I do not like sports or games.
105. I am afraid of failing.
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106. I want some advice regarding the selection of a college.
107. I want some information regarding the preparation for an interview.
108. I am not afraid of accidents.
109. Sometimes I experience difficulty while breathing.
110. My neighbors (boys and girls) take me with them for a walk.
111. I think that my family life is as happy as that of my friends.
112. I do not worry about my future.
113. I talk about the social and political environment with my friends.
114. I have good relations with almost all my classmates.
115. I want to stop worrying.
116. Hike to shoulder responsibility as a leader.
117. Sometimes I tease or trouble other students.
118. I can talk freely about my difficulties with my friends.
119. I am not at all afraid of a new situation.
120. I am not troubled even if the text books change often.
121. I worry about whether my married life would be happy or not.
122. I want to know the proper method of answering questions in the examination.
123. I get more pleasure in doing difficult things than simple ones.
124. The students and teachers in my school/college respect each other.
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125. I like to talk to others.
126. I avoid participating in social programmes due to lack of good clothes.
127. I always concentrate on my studies.
128. I have no worry about my future.
129. I think that many of the existing subjects are not job oriented.
130. I have to face many difficulties because of an unfavourable family environment.
131. I cannot tolerate others’ opinions and beliefs.
132. I dislike unnecessary restrictions to come in the way of friendship with the opposite sex.
133. I feel like committing murder.
134. We have all educational facilities in our school/college.
135. I am free to use the radio at home.
136. I am disgusted with my continuous illness.
137. My parents are not suspicious.
138. I have to tolerate inconveniences because I did not get a room in the hostel.
139. I do not find it difficult to control my sexual feelings.
140. I am worried about my parents’ health.
141. I am often inattentive at school/college.
142. I do not like to be dominated by girls.
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143. Sometimes I am emotionally disturbed without my reason.
144. Every now and then I suffer from tonsils or other throat troubles.
145. I do not get disappointed very easily.
146. Other students have some misunderstandings regarding me.
147. I generally attract everyone’s attention during a programme.
148. I take decisions very quickly.
149. My digestive system is very good.
150. My parents are always confused.
151. I am not a victim of an inferiority complex.
152. I want to take an aptitude test.
153. I express my regrets without hesitation when I make mistakes.
154. I try to bring about a compromise if there is a quarrel between friends.
155. I feel frightened when I am alone.
156. The results of my examination are always satisfactory /good.
157. Sometimes I have inexpressible thoughts.
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158. I like to take the initiative in talking to a newly introduced person.
159. I have some difficulties which prevent me from experiencing the pleasures of student life.
160. There are constant complaints and trouble at home.
161. I have self-confidence.
162. I always get sound sleep.
163. I am not worried about old age.
164. I do not have high blood pressure. ‚
165. I avoid meeting acquaintances in the street.
166. Sometimes I feel like resisting the elders.
167. I do not leave a lecture half-way (without an absolute reason).
168. I have very cordial and affectionate relationship with my brothers and sisters.
169. I cry very easily.
170. I rarely get a headache.
171. I do not like some teachers.
172. I feel that my work gets the deserved admiration.
173. I am proud of my father’s profession.
174. My friends do not have morality.
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175. I do not lose my confidence while competing with others.
176. I worry about my friends.
177. I participate enthusiastically in most of the activities of my school/college.
178. I do not hesitate to ask anything of the elders.
179. Competition necessarily includes losing or winning.
180. I have a permanent disease or defect.
181. The financial difficulties of my family make me sad.
182. I do not think that my physical handicap has arrested my progress.
183. I get sufficient nutritious diet.
184. I do not have differences of opinion on domestic matters with others.
185. I rarely think that anyone will attack me.
186. I like friends of my own sex.
187. I have to face many difficulties in my student life because of my poor financial condition.
188. If I behave awkwardly in the presence of others‚ it keeps pricking me for a long time.
189. I have kidney trouble.
190. My teachers have misunderstandings regarding me.
191. I feel like running away from my house.
192. I am not afraid of my father.
193. I move around freely with my friends.
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194. I am not very much worried about the successful competition of an academic year.
195. I feel that I am a dull student.
196. I always catch cold.
197. I do not feel bad because I am short.
198. I love to see plays and films.
199. Many times I feel that my parents are unable to understand me.
200. I feel shy while talking to a crowd.
201. I need change of weather for my health.
202. I am confident of making a lot of progress in my education.
203. I suspect that someone is conspiring against me.
204. I do not hesitate to make suitable criticism of others in a discussion.
205. I do not have the permission to argue with my parents.
206. I am generally in a happy mood.
207. I rarely feel giddy.
208. I want to befriend the people of the opposite sex.
209. My friendship lasts long.
210. I want to know whether I should continue my education or not.
211. My family atmosphere is conducive to develop my personality.
212. I have never thought of committing suicide.
213. I am strong and healthy.
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214. I am engaged to the person I love‚
215. I do not like to be criticized by others.
216. I mostly sit on the last bench in school/college.
217. I can easily make a speech at meetings.
218. I do not envy other’s happiness and prosperity.
219. I feel very tired in the evening.
220. I befriend others very quickly.
221. I am not afraid of failure.
222. I feel suffocated in the school/college atmosphere.
223. I feel like running away from home.
224. I am very careless.
225. I get fatigued even as I sit in the class room.
226. I am not afraid of talking to the elders.
227. My friends do not have etiquettes.
228. I do not have any serious illness.
229. My feelings get hurt very quickly.
230. I feel I should have a different type of family.
231. I am proud of my strong health.
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232. No one can compel me to behave against my will.
233. We have many differences of opinion in our family.
234.I cannot learn fast.
235. I have no doubts about my capacity of getting success.
236. I do not find it difficult to move around wearing different types of clothes at a function or in a group.
237. I have a good appetite.
238. I want to become more aggressive.
239. I do not have any facility for reading at home.
240. I do not like social restrictions.
241. I do not like to do a job.
242. When my parents allow me to go for a movie or a play my grandparents do not come in my way.
243. On the whole‚ I am lucky.
244. Not having a father makes me sad.
245. I like educational programmes in my school/college.
246. I always express my personal feelings to others.
247. I do not feel like participating in debate after being defeated in one.
248. I intermittently suffer from diarrohea.
249. I do not have to pay much attention to my health.
250. My attention wanders when my teachers teach.
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251. Some unrelated ideas break my chain of thought.
252. I often fumble when I do not get the right word while conversing.
253. Sometimes my father does not agree with my idea-my mother does.
254. An unwanted thought keeps recurring.
255. The teachers in our institution behave amiably with the students.
256. I suffer from gases (dyspepsia).
257. Sometimes I have a feeling of helplessness.
258. My parents do not agree with my programmes.
259. I find it difficult to ask permission to leave a group.
260. I do not lose hope very quickly.
261. My mind always wanders.
262. My parents are always ill.
263. The pain due to the swelling of the ankle troubles me.
264. I am not afraid of others’ criticisms.
265. I sometimes think that teachers teach false‚ useless or incomprehensible things.
266. I participate prominently in meetings and demonstrations.
267. My eyesight is good.
268. I can get along very easily with friends of different temperaments.
269. My voice is fairly good.
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270. I have to borrow money because of the college expenses.
271. We rarely quarrel at home.
272. I have sympathy for others.
273. I cannot pronounce certain words properly.
274. My parents love me.
275. I become more alert when my capacity is being tested.
276. I think that the discipline in my school/college is not correct.
277. When people whisper‚ I think they talk about me.
278. My memory is good.
279. I become frightened at an examination or a competition.
280. I think that I am fully developed sexually.
281. I participate with a liking in social activities.
282. I am not aware of different types of enjoyments.
283. On the whole I like the present educational system.
284. My patents do not have unnecessary arguments about my studies.
285. I do not like fat people.
286. No one trusts me at home.
287. I feel fresh when I get up in the morning.
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288. I find it difficult to attend the morning lectures as I have to come from a distance.
289. I like playing a prominent part in the social programmes.
290. I often feel that it would have been better‚ had I been a member of the opposite sex.
291. I am generally enthusiastic.
292. I feel no one is fond of me.
293. I generally do not remain absent from lectures at school/college.
294. I frequently feel nauseated.
295. I like to help doing marriages or other ceremonial functions at friends’ or relative’ houses.
296. I always feel bad when I cannot complete the work I plan to.
297. I like to live alone.
298. I want to have information regarding the special education needed for different occupations.
299. I can get the social atmosphere and freedom that I desire at my residence.
300. I always quarrel over small matters.
301. I am not worried whether or not I can appear for the degree examination for want of money.
302. The financial condition of my family is fairly good.
303. My feelings about others are somewhat certain.
304. I am unable to keep on talking to a newly introduced person.
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305. My habits of food‚ sleep and studies are regular.
306. I can participate freely in the conversation going on around me.
307. I am in need of more money to take better care of my health.
308. I worry whether or not others comprehend my thoughts.
309. My parents allow me to go to the cinema.
310. I worry about the examination.
311. I know how to behave in particular situations.
312. I have heart trouble.
313. I do social work in my spare time.
314. I get sound sleep at night.
315. I think I have appropriate study habits.
316. My parents do not neglect me.
317. I often feel depressed.
318. I think I am perfectly fit.
319. I do not like to have religious or caste prejudices.
320. I like fashionable people.
321. I keep doing some responsible work at school/college.
322. I have to stay with my relatives.
323. I do not think I am worthless.
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324. My weight is proportionate to my age and height.
325. I frequently change friends.
326. I am afraid of love‚ courtship and friendship.
327. My friends’ circle‚ though large‚ does not interfere with my studies.
328. I am free to present my opinions and behave according to them though my parents are orthodox.
329. It seems that no one can understand me.
330. I think that my health is satisfactory.
331. I avoid the occasions of introducing people during programmes.
332. I think I am superior to others.
333. I think my school/college marks are satisfactory.
334. I do not worry about my parents’ failure.
335. I spend most of my time thinking of sex.
336. I take the lead in social programmes.
337. I think I do not get the desired freedom at home.
338. I fear that someone will attack me.
339. I cannot understand the lectures. .
340. I am afraid of participating in debates without preparation.
341. The atmosphere at home is disturbed because of the death of an important person in the family.
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342. I am not given to worrying or lamenting over trifle matters.
343. Some of the teachers have an attitude of partiality.
344. I cannot face a group of people.
345. I am not afraid of my people.
346. I still remember the hardships and sorrows of my childhood.
347. I am completely engrossed in intellectual work.
348. My parents do not criticize my behavior by quoting examples of other friends‚ brothers and sisters.
349. I have to often regret my actions.
350. I am sometimes troubled by asthama.
351. I dislike certain subjects.
352. I like talking to others.
353. I discuss important topics with my teachers.
354. I want to become famous in the society.
355. I feel lonely despite people being around me.
356. Most of the time I stutter while answering orally in the class.
357. I always feel that my brothers and I get all we desire
358. I have nightmares every few days.
359. I play all kinds of games.
360. I am regular about the homework given by my teachers.
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361. My parents are very strict.
362. I have to tolerate difficulties because of lack of independence.
363. I do not participate in competitions because of fear of failure.
364. I like my school/college.
365 I am troubled by the queer habits of my family members.
366. I think I am pitiable.
367. We have many quarrels at home.
368. I want to have information about extra-curricular activities.
369. My parents worry when I fail.
370. My friends are always ready to co-operate with me.
371. I frequently feel that I will meet with an accident.
372. The atmosphere at home is peaceful and content.
373. Though I have high ambitions‚ I am not much interested in studies.
374. I am always enthusiastic and happy.
375. Sometimes‚ I am afraid of even the most harmless objects.
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Home and family adjustment‚ Social adjustment‚ Personal and emotional adjustment‚ Educational adjustment‚ Health adjustment
This instrument can be found online at: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3838/17/17_appendices.pdf
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Sathe‚ Vishranti Uttam‚. 2010. Study of Academic Achievement and Adjustment Factors of Urban and Rural Adolescent Students. University of Pune. THESIS http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/3838
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