RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The study was intended to determine the relationship between Emotional Maturity and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students. The study also examined whether there was any significant difference in the mean scores of Emotional Maturity based on gender, locale and family type. The sample comprised 400 secondary school students drawn by stratified random sampling technique. Emotional Maturity Scale was used for collecting data. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study inferred that the secondary school students possessed a moderate level of Emotional Maturity. The findings showed that there existed substantial marked correlation between Emotional Maturity and Academic Achievement. The study also revealed that there is significant difference in the emotional maturity of secondary school students with respect to locale and family type. Also it is inferred that there is no significant difference between male and female students with regard to emotional maturity.