A study on the social adaptability of adolescent girls between the age group of 10-17 years

Abstract

Adolescence is a period spans the developmental phase between childhood and adulthood that is marked by intense biological, cognitive, intrapsychic, and interpersonal changes. Adolescence is generally differentiated into three phases: early, middle and late adolescence. All adolescent girls between the age group of 10-17 years coming to OPD or getting admitted in hospital were included in the study after taking informed consent. Adding 10% non-responsive rate, the minimum sample size required for the study is 101. We collected 106 study samples for this study. Among 106 children, 45(42.5%) were having above average school performance, 33(31.1%) had excellent school performance, 27(25.5%) had good school performance. Among 106 study subjects, 45(42.5%) was having 1-3 best friends, 31(29.2%)
were having 4-6 best friends, 24(22.6%) were having 7-10 or more friends. 6(5.7%) didn’t have any best friends.