Emotional Maturity and Health: A Correlational Study

Emotions are great motivating forces throughout the span of human life; affecting aspirations, actions and thoughts of an individual and one requires a higher emotional maturity to lead a happy and effective life. It is very important to study the emotional aspects of adolescents as they lead their normal lives. The current study was planned to analyze the relationship between emotional maturity and general health factors. The sample consists of 144 adolescents studying in class XI and XII, taken from private schools in Haryana. 'Emotional maturity scale' (Yashvir Singh & Mahesh Bhargava 1984).was administered on the selected sample to assess emotional maturity and General health questionnaire (GHQ 60-Goldberg-1967), was used for measuring various health related dimensions of these adolescents. The data were analyzed by using Pearson's Product Moment correlation and stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that (i) Emotional instability, emotional regression, Social Maladjustment, personality disintegration and lack of independence, all the five dimensions of Emotional Maturity have significant positive correlations with sleep, social functioning. Anxiety and depression (ii) Stepwise regression analysis revealed two predictors of health i.e. Personality Disintegration and Emotional Instability.