Social Adjustment on Adolescent

As social creatures that require the presence of others, the necessary harmony between human beings themselves. Interaction so that the relationship goes both men are expected to be able to adapt or adjust to the physical environment and social environment, so it can be part of the environment without creating problems on himself. In other words, successful or not people in adapting to the environment is highly dependent of the ability of the adjustment itself.

Social Adjustment

Adjustments can be defined as the continuous interaction between individuals own self, with others and with the outside world. Third factor is the constant influence individuals and relationships are reciprocal back (Calhoun and Acocella, 1976). Of self that is the entire amount of that which already exists on the individual self, body, behavior and thoughts and feelings. Other people, namely those around the individual who has great influence in the life of the individual. The outside world, namely the vision and smell and sound of besiege individuals.

The process of adjustment in humans is not easy. This is because the people continue their lives are exposed on the patterns of life and new hope, new social expectations. Period of adjustment is a special and difficult period of the range of human life. Humans are expected to role-play new social roles, developing attitudes and new social values in accordance with the new tasks facing the new (Hurlock, 1980).

Also mentioned by Hurlock (1980) as well as that the adjustment process is difficult faced man in general, teenagers are also experiencing the process of adjustment where the adjustment process in adolescents is a transition from one stage of development of the next. In this transition period there is doubt that the role undertaken, but in this period also provides time to the youth to try new and different style, determine the pattern of behavior, values and nature of the most appropriate with him. In other words it is the identity search process carried out by teenagers.

To make young people participate and able to perform its duty, both as individuals and as members of the community is not easy, because adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to the adult. At the time this occurs in adolescent growth and development on the rapid physical, psychological, and social. One of the tasks of adolescence is tersulit is associated with social adjustment. Adolescents must adjust to the opponent in the related species that have never been there, and must adjust to the adults outside the family environment. To achieve the goal of the pattern of adult socialization, many young people must be a new adjustment.

So that adjustments made to the social environment successfully (well adjusted), the youth must fit between the demands that come from within himself with the claims-claims that are expected by their environment, so that young people get satisfaction and have a healthy personality. For example, most young people know that teenagers are using the model with the same clothes clothing popular members of the group, the opportunity to be accepted by the larger group. For that teenagers need to know more accurate information about themselves and their environment.

One Response to “Social Adjustment on Adolescent”

  1. skripsi Says:

    Relationships between behavior asertif with social adjustment in adolescent

    Nice article…
    Above that related article

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