Resilience and readjustment of Indian migrant students

Pages:117-118
Anjali Kedari (Department of Psychology, University of Pune, Pune )
Shobhana Abhyankar (Department of Psychology, Fergusson College, Pune)

Of the many challenges that young adults face in their lives, a difficult one is to move away from home in the pursuit of higher education. The changes required to settle down in a new area and fulfill aspirations, are numerous and taxing. This readjustment process is affected by several factors like personality, academic motivation and stress of the individual. The positive approach can aid in understanding the role that some of its constructs, like resilience, play in adjustment. The present research was conducted to explore the relation between resilience and readjustment of Indian migrant students. The researchers developed Readjustment Scale. Item-analysis was conducted using item-total correlation. Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale is satisfactory (α = .92). An incidental sample (n = 156) of migrant students studying in traditional, non-professional courses at various colleges in the city of Pune, was selected and administered the Readjustment Scale. The age of the sample ranged from 18 to 22 years (mean age = 20.3 years, SD = 17.8). Pearson product moment correlation was used for statistical analysis of data. A significant negative correlation was found between resilience and readjustment (r = – 0.16, p < .05) meaning highly resilient migrant students showed less need for readjustment. Results are discussed at length and implications for counseling of Indian migrant students are given.