Abstract :
The present research was conducted to study the gender differences in emotional maturity. In the present study, a sample of 100 students (50 boys and 50 girls) in the age group of 16-18 was drawn from the Govt. Higher Secondary School of Ludhiana city. Emotional Maturity Scale (Singh and Bhargava, 1990) was used to collect data. Overall results indicated that both boys and girls were emotionally unstable. In comparison to girls, boys were found to be more emotionally mature than girls.
Keyword :
Gender differences, Emotional maturity, Adolescents, Schools