A STUDY ON SOCIAL MATURITY OF ADOLESCENTS IN MANIPUR
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2019-07
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AAU, Jorhat
Abstract
Adolescence is the bridge between childhood and adulthood and it describes the social behaviour and characteristics. It is the period of development which create a number of social problems for a person and a period of challenges and opportunities, in which adolescents has great need for understanding and guidance. When an individual has the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner then one shows social maturity. Adolescents grow into social maturity, when they learn to manage a group situation with skill and confidence with this background the present study entitled, “A study on social maturity of adolescents in Manipur” was undertaken during the year 2017-2019. The study was conducted to assess the social maturity of adolescents, to compare the social maturity of early and late adolescence, to find out the social maturity of adolescents with regard to gender. A total of 120 adolescents consisted of equal numbers of early and late adolescence and equal numbers of boys and girls were selected randomly from four schools of Ukhrul sub-division, Manipur. A questionnaire was prepared to collect the background information of the respondents. To measure the social maturity of adolescents, a structured standardized tool named ‘Social Maturity Scale’ developed by Dr. Nalini Rao (1971) revised in 2009 was used. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the adolescents were at average level maturity. It was also observed that a significant difference exited in social maturity between early adolescence and late adolescence. No gender difference existed in social maturity of adolescents.