Influence of emotional maturity on emotional regulation and perceived stress among corporate workers

Abstract

Background: Emotions are central to one’s life to perceive, experience and express himself to others and to communicate about themselves and their feelings to others ; every person has the ability to experience, express and control one’s emotion, but how a person does this depends upon the level of emotional maturity he or she possess. Research studies reveal that people with higher emotional maturity tend to handle their emotions efficiently and are found to experience less stress or perceive a situation to be less stressful. Aim: The aim of the present study is to find out the influence of emotional maturity on emotional regulation and perceived stress among corporate workers. Methods and Materials: 60 corporate workers of both genders, within the age group of 24-40, with at least minimum of 1 year work experience, were selected using purposive sampling method. Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) Singh and Bhargava (1990), Emotional Regulation Scale (ERQ) Gross,J.J.,& John.,O.P(2003) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Cohen (1983) were administered. Results and conclusion: Results indicated that there is a relationship between emotional maturity, emotional regulation and perceived stress. It also indicated that there is influence of emotional maturity on emotional regulation and perceived stress; however, this needs to be established further in the upcoming research studies.