Aggression and adjustment among young adults

Abstract

Objective: This study was undertaken to determine aggression and adjustment among young adults. Method: To achieve the objectives of the present study the sample of 100 subjects were taken (50 males and 50 females) randomly and were matched in age, sex, education, and occupation. All the subjects were the students of LPU. All the subjects were free from any major physical or psychological illness. Buss and Perry aggression tool and Adjustment inventory for college students were employed with each of the subjects. Results: Results revealed that male subjects showed gross deterioration in aggression and adjustment patterns. Females have showed more greater prominence in adjustment and aggression predispositions. The findings of the study may be implied that males show more hostility (Berkowitz, 1993) and due to parenting protection towards females in turn exhibit better adjustment compared to males. Whereas more responsibility and rejection among male subjects prone them towards less affectively adjusted in different sphere (Pedrosa, 2020). Conclusion: In the domain of aggression male subject scored higher than the females in all the section of it viz anger, physical aggression, hostility and verbal aggression. In adjustment patterns female subjects expressed more predominance on each sphere of it.