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Adjustment
Music
Adolescent Girls
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The life situations are always changing. Everyone is unique and our philosophies of life, abilities and attitudes are totally different from others. Adjustment is essential for successful life and it is a lifelong process, which never ends. The aim of the study was designed to study the effect of Sankeertan on level of adjustment of adolescent girls. Forty adolescent girls of 16 to 19 years were taken through accidental sampling. Quasi experimental research design was applied for this research and t-test was used for statistical analysis. Obtained result was significant at 0.01 level of confidence. It concludes that Sankeertan plays a vital role in improving the adjustment level of the adolescent girls.
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