Gender differences in emotional maturity among early adults

Abstract

Proper emotional development is essential for appropriate use of emotions. Emotional maturity is essential particularly in young population as they face huge amount of emotional turmoil. The present study attempts to study the role of emotional maturity on gender among early adults. The sample consisted of 100 participants aged 18-22 who completed the Emotional Maturity Scale developed by Singh and Bhargava. The results indicated that there were significant gender differences among early adults in emotional maturity on the dimensions of emotional stability, social maladjustment, personality disintegration and lack of independence, however, no differences were found on the dimension of emotional regression.