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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
This research studied the relationship between socio-demographic variables with respect to social and emotional maturity of tribal adolescents in Adilabad district of Telangana state. A self-designed interview schedule was used to study the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. Social maturity of the respondents was assessed by using Rao’s Social Maturity Scale and Emotional Maturity was assessed using scale developed by Yashwir Singh and Mahesh Bhargava. The data was analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient. The interview schedule was administered on 120adolescents out of which 60 are boys and 60 are girls who were selected using purposive random sampling method. Ex-post factor research design was used for the study. The results revealed that, age of the adolescent and mother’s occupation are positively correlated with social maturity. With respect to emotional maturity, age of the adolescent is positively correlated whereas Birth order and mother’s occupation are negatively correlated.