Personality adjustment of college students as related to factors in personal history

Abstract

Students were classified as well adjusted, average adjustment, and poorly adjusted on the basis of their scores on the Thurstone psychoneurotic inventory. Personal history information was also obtained from these students by means of a questionnaire. A comparison of the personal histories of the well and poorly adjusted groups revealed that the better adjusted individuals had been given opportunities for responsibility, had parents who were companions to them and who used a guidance type of discipline rather than domination, had better health and physique, had more social intercourse, had a more positive attitude toward school, and were more objectively oriented. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)