Social adjustment in female adolescents: The predictive role of psychological well-being and social adequacy

Social adjustment in adolescents as a key and effective factor in mental health has been considered by many experts in recent years. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to predict social adjustment based on psychological well-being and social adequacy. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all female high school students in Mahabad in 2020-2021, which were evaluated using the available sampling method and Krejcie and Morgan table as a sample of 300 people and due to the special conditions of the statistical population in Corona time and restrictions imposed, questionnaires were distributed online through social networks (WhatsApp and Telegram) through coordination with schools. Bell Social Adjustment Questionnaire (1961), Reef Psychological Welfare Questionnaire (1995) and Flenner et al. (1990) were used to measure the studied variables. Research data were analyzed using Pearson correlation methods and stepwise regression analysis with SPSS software version 23 and the significance level of the tests was considered 0.05. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between psychological well-being and social adequacy with social adjustment. 22.7% of the variance of social adjustment was explained by psychological well-being and in total 31.4% of the variance of social adjustment was explained by psychological well-being and social adequacy. According to the findings of this study, psychological well-being and social adequacy can be a good predictor of social adjustment of female adolescents.