Vol. 2, Issue 12, Part J (2016)

The primary aim of this research was to examine and contrast the adjustment and factors of urban and rural players. The researcher put forward the hypothesis that significant differences would exist between the two groups. The research was limited to 25 male players from both urban and rural backgrounds attending Pune University, aged between 18 and 25 years old. The subjects were selected using Simple Random Sampling. The researcher utilized the "Adjustment Inventory" created by Prof. A.K.P. Sinha, Raipur and Prof. R.P. Singh, Patna to evaluate the selected subjects' adjustment. A lower score on this inventory indicates better adjustment. To compare the adjustment and its components between the rural and urban players, a 't' test was employed. The level of significance was set at 0.05 for testing the hypothesis. The results showed a significant difference between the two groups in health, social, emotional, and educational adjustment. Urban players exhibited better health and educational adjustment, while rural players exhibited better social and emotional adjustment. However, no significant difference was observed in home adjustment and total adjustment between rural and urban players. Therefore, the researcher's hypothesis was not confirmed, except for health, social, emotional, and educational adjustment.