Hunshal, Saraswati C.Vijaya S.2021-12-302021-12-302016-06https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810180158A study on “Emotional maturity of academically backward school children” was carried out under a Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad in Dharwad district, Karnataka state during 2015-16. The sample for the study comprised 240 students from higher primary schools in the age of 10.1 -14 years from rural schools in Narendra, Yettinagudda, Mummigatti and Kotur and urban schools of Dharwad city were selected. The socio-economic status was assessed, problem checklist for academically backward children was assessed, emotional maturity scale was employed. Standard progressive matrices and NIMHANS index Level-II were used to collect the required data for the study. The results revealed that prevalence of academically backward children was 30.12 per cent and it was high in rural area 30.60 per cent compared to urban area 29.08 per cent. Further, main causes for academic backwardness were related to personal problem followed by school related and familial problem. Hence, significant difference in emotional maturity between academically superior and academically backward children. Similarly, significant difference was also observed in emotional maturity between rural and urban children. Further, there was no influence of emotional maturity on age and gender. While, socio-economic status of the family had significant influence on emotional maturity. Hence, the finding clearly indicates that emotional maturity of academically superior and academically backward children had drastic change in academic achievement. Academically superior children (54.16 %) and urban children (56.66 %) were better in emotional maturity compared to academically backward children (15.83 %) and rural children (46.66 %).EnglishThesis