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INFERIORITY COMPLEX, ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENTLY-ABLED STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
Corresponding Author(s) : Pranab Barman
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): May
Abstract
Purposes of the Study: The main purpose of the present study was to explore the Level of Inferiority Complex and Adjustment Problems of the Differently-Abled students. Besides this, the other purposes of the present study were to find out the relation of Inferiority Complex with Adjustment Problems and Academic Performance of the Differently-Abled students in the state of West Bengal.
Methodology: The investigators used Survey based Quantitative method for the present study. The sample consists of 86 Differently-Abled Students from 14 (fourteen) selected special and normal schools which were situated in the district Hooghly, Bankura & Purulia in the state of West Bengal. The simple random sampling technique has been used for the selection of samples. The investigators have developed two tools, namely Questionnaire for Measuring Inferiority Complex and the Adjustment Problem Inventory by themselves to measure the Level of Inferiority Complex and Adjustment Problem of Differently-Abled Students. The present investigators have used SPSS (Version-20) followed by MEAN; S.D.; 't'-Test; ANOVA and Graph for analyzing the data.
Major Findings of the Study: The overall results indicate that the Levels of Inferiority Complex and Adjustment Problem of the Differently-Abled students were Moderate. It was found that Gender, Age and Reading Class had no significant influence on the Inferiority Complex of the Differently-Abled students. It was also explored that the Inferiority Complex and Academic Performance of the Differently-Abled students were negatively interrelated with each other. It means that Academic Performance is decreased by increasing the level of Inferiority Complex of the Differently-Abled students.
Applications of the Study: This study will be helpful for the parents, teachers, administrators, counsellors, educational policymakers as well as our society to treat the Differently-Abled students in a better way.
Novelty/Originality of the Study: Through the present study, it was found that the level of Inferiority Complex of the Differently-Abled students can be influenced by their Nature of Disability and the Number of Sisters & Brothers. It was a novel finding of the study.
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