Altruistic Behavior among Adolescents in Relation to their Emotional Maturity
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
This study was aimed at investigating the Altruistic behavior of adolescents in relation to their Emotional maturity. 200 adolescents (boys and girls) from rural and urban areas were selected by random sampling technique. The investigator has adopted a normative survey method, in the present study. Altruism scale, developed by Dr. S. N. Rai and Dr. Sanwat Singh (1981), and Emotional Maturity Scale by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargava (1993) was used for data collection. For the analysis of data, the descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation, correlation and ‘t’-test was employed. In this study, an attempt has been made, to compare the Altruistic behavior and Emotional maturity of adolescents, with respect to gender and locale. No significant difference was found in Altruistic behavior of adolescents, with respect to gender and locale. Whereas, a significant difference was found in Emotional maturity of male and female adolescents. The essential conclusion of this study was that, a strong correlation exists between the altruism and emotional maturity of adolescents.
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Sarvjeet Kaur Brar
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