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ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION, ADJUSTMENT LEVELS AND WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENTS EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE

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Aijaz Bhat, Dr Zahoor Ahmed Lone, Hitesh Mohan
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s3.385

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of transition marked by changes in one's identity and the consolidation of prior knowledge. It is characterized by the setting of objectives, which determines one's drive for achievement and adjustment. Young people are particularly susceptible to developmental trajectories or aberrations due to extended exposure to violence. There is little research on the adolescent school-age population living in conflict zones' coping mechanisms, motivation for accomplishment, and overall wellbeing. This study aimed to investigate how patterns of adjustment, motivation for accomplishment, and well-being of school-going teenagers in Kashmir were influenced by exposure to violence and use of different social networking sites. A sample of 503 school-going adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 was purposefully chosen for this cross-sectional study. Living under an enforced curfew (90.7%), seeing a friend or family member being beaten or humiliated (42.5%), and verbal abuse (35%), were the most often reported violence-related occurrences by participants. Only 13.52% of participants demonstrated highly inadequate adjustment, and only 4.57% of participants demonstrated lowest success drive, despite having grown up in violent environments. A substantial positive association between psychological health and accomplishment motivation was also found in the data. The outcome indicates that adjustment and well-being have a positive association, which means that one will have an impact on the other when the other is affected.

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