Mohini Deepti Hooda and Nov Rattan Sharma
P.D.M. University, Bahadurgarh Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak
Adolescent is a phase of life when tremendous changes occur in different areas i.e.
physical, mental, social, emotional, cognitive, psychological etc. During this time, they
like freedom and want more physical or emotional distance with their parents. He/ She
sudden start emotional closeness with their friends and enjoy social groups as well. They
spend more time with their friends. It is also a time when they want their unique identity.
Therefore, as they naturally develop their own distinct personality and separate from their
parents. Personality is based on our temperament, character, moods and environment.
Researches show that personality is a significant contributor of adjustment and male
adolescents usually experience stronger negative moods than females. The objective
of this paper was to study the different moods of Personality among adolescents across
the gender & relation between moods and adjustment level. The data was gathered
on 300 school going adolescents, which were studying in higher classes (11th & 12th)
males (150) and females (150) with in age range of 16-18 years from Rohtak district of
Haryana. A questionnaire of different mood states made by Cattell & his colleagues in
1973 (8SQ, 96 items version) and Adjustment inventory by Sinha and Singh in 1984 (60
items) were used. The data was analyzed using descriptive (Mean and S.D.), inferential
(t test) and Correlation analysis. The results showed that significant difference between
male and female adolescents on eight mood states of personality and their adjustment
level. The results highlighted that stress and anxiety like symptoms can affect their body,
thoughts, feelings as well as behavior
.