Psychological Adjustment and Its Relationship with Learning Motivation among First-Year Secondary School Students

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the relationship between psychological adjustment and learning motivation among first-year secondary school students. To achieve this objective, the descriptive research method was adopted as the most suitable approach. The study sample consisted of 120 students (male and female) selected purposively. Data were collected using the Psychological Adjustment Scale developed by Mahmoud Atiya (1986) and the Learning Motivation Scale developed by Youssef Qatami (1989). After testing the hypotheses, the findings revealed that the levels of both psychological adjustment and learning motivation among the students were high. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between psychological adjustment and learning motivation. Additionally, no statistically significant differences were found in the levels of psychological adjustment and learning motivation based on gender.