چکیده

A maladjustment behavior is a worldwide phenomenon that influences and cuts across all the psychological developmental stages. In this regard, the current study aimed to examine the contributory role of self-esteem and family relationship status on their susceptibility to social maladjustment and to investigate maladjustment behavior’s influence on Iranian EFL learners’ reading ability. To collect the data, a total number of 200 participants (100 males and 100 females) were chosen from 5 language institutes. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design using a battery of psychological tests consisting of Social Maladjustment Scale (SMS), Index of Family Relations (IFR), and Index of Self-Esteem (ISE). Also, a reading task was given to the participannts based on their proficiency level. To compare the importance of these factors from the participants’ points of view, descriptive statistics (means and SDs) as well as a series of independent samples t tests were run, using Bonferroni adjustment to find out the (possible) significant differences between the mean scores of the dependent variables. The results showed that the younger adolescents (13-16) were more socially maladjusted compared to older adolescents (17-20). Still and all, the analysis did not show any significant differences reported on social maladjustment behavior in reference to family relations and gender status. The main significance of these findings is that psychological constructs like self-esteem may be cogent enough to manage the problems associated with social maladjustment behavior among adolescents. Consequently, educational programs should be adapted to foster healthy self-esteem that will allow adolescents to handle social situations.

کليدواژه ها

Maladjustment, Self-esteem, Behavior, Reading Ability

کد مقاله / لینک ثابت به این مقاله

برای لینک دهی به این مقاله، می توانید از لینک زیر استفاده نمایید. این لینک همیشه ثابت است :

نحوه استناد به مقاله

در صورتی که می خواهید در اثر پژوهشی خود به این مقاله ارجاع دهید، به سادگی می توانید از عبارت زیر در بخش منابع و مراجع استفاده نمایید:
Mahmood Hashemian , 1398 , Role of Social Maladjustment Behavior in the Reading Ability of Iranian EFL Learners , اولين کنفرانس بين المللي مطالعات زبان انگليسي