Abstract
The goals of this study were to (1) develop a subjective adjustment scale for elementary school children from the viewpoint of person-environment fit, (2) examine the reliability and validity of the scale, and (3) use the scale to investigate the relationship between school life and subjective adjustment. In Study 1, factor analysis of the data from the initial set of 18 items in the subjective adjustment scale produced 3 main factors: "sense of comfort,""feelings of acceptance and trust," and "sense of fulfillment." The reliability and validity of the feelings of class adaptation scale were confirmed. In Study 2, to examine the relationship between school life and subjective adjustment, multiple regression analysis was performed with school life as the independent variable, and subjective adjustment as the dependent variable. The result of the study showed that the relationship between feelings of class adaptation and the factor of school life differed by classroom.
