Emotional Maturity among College Students in Relation to their Gender and Residential Area

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the emotional maturity among college students. It also aimed to check emotional maturity with reference to gender and residential area. The Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bharagava (2012) was used. The sample constituted total 120 students out of which 60 were from boys college students (30 urban area and 30 rural area) and 60 from girls college students (30 urban area and 30 rural area). The data was collected from Ahmedabad City. The data was scored, analyzed as per the manual. ‘F’ test was being calculated. The result showed that (1) There is significant difference in the mean score of emotional maturity among the boys and girls college students, Therefore it could be said that, the boys college students group is having high emotional maturity than girls college students group (2) There is no significant difference in the mean score of emotional maturity among the college students of urban area and rural area and (3) There is no significant difference in the interactive effect of the mean scores of emotional maturity with regards to the gender and residential area.