Evaluating the Impact of Flexibility Model on the Adjustment of Female Hostelite Students

Abstract

The personality of human beings is shaped by the environment and vice versa. Numerous studies have shown that an individual's personality is influenced or shaped by socio-cultural and developmental background. The aim of the study was to select female participants dealing from adjustment issues, and explore the impact of flexibility model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on female hostelite students. This experimental research design was evaluating the impact of a flexibility model on the adjustment of female hostelite students. In this research, all techniques of the flexibility model were used to reduce the adjustment issues of female hostelite students. The pre-test and post-test with a quasi-experimental research design was used. A purposive sampling technique was used, to collect data from 16 female hostelite students. For data analysis, the Wilcoxon signed rank test was carried out through SPSS Software. In single pre-test and posttest, the assessment tool was provided to the female hostelite students and completed before and after provided the intervention. The brief adjustment scale-6 was used to measure their adjustment issues before the intervention provided. Although, the post-test was used to measure their adjustment issues after provided the intervention. Therefore, total number of sessions included 10 and each session was consisted of 30-40 minutes. The result was likely suggest that the flexibility model have a significant improvement for reducing the adjustment issues of female hostelite students.