Examine the role of social adjustment and its components on life satisfaction in students Payam Noor University

Sedigheh Nasiri, Mahnoosh Abedini

Abstract


The aim of this study is examine the role of social adjustment and its components on life satisfaction in Iranian students of Payam Noor University. The sample size consisted of 270 male and female students who were studied in Payam Noor University that selected by simple random sampling. In this study, for data collection two questionnaires were used include social adjustment and life satisfaction tests. The analysis of main hypothesis indicated that there is a significant relationship between social adjustment and its subscales with life satisfaction (P <0.001). Following the results of the analysis showed that the regression coefficients between the subscales of social adjustment, social standard, social skills and social relationships could predict life satisfaction among students (P <0.001).

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