Relationship between Adjustment and Emotional Maturity of IX Class Students

The aim of this study is to know the relationship between adjustment and emotional maturity at secondary stage. In the present study, a descriptive survey method was used. The sample comprised of 100 students (50 boys and 50 girls) of Class IX from 4 Government schools. The study will be helpful for teachers, students, parents and all the stakeholders in the process of education. For the present study Singh and Bhargav’s Emotional Maturity Scale & Adjustment inventory by A.K.P. Sinha and R.P. Singh was used to assess the emotional maturity and adjustment of the students studying in IX class. The procedure adopted for administration of the test: questionnaire was distributed to the students and they were given some time limit. There was one correct answer for each option which was cross marked in the box given in front of the sentences. Scoring was done according to the norms and instruction given in the manual and final analysis was completed by calculating mean, standard deviation, correlation and t-value etc Result revealed that: (i) there is no significant difference between the adjustment of boys and girls studying in class IX (ii) there is no significant difference between the emotional maturity of boys and girls studying in class IX & (iii) there is no significant relationship between Adjustment and emotional maturity. The findings of the present study may be helpful to the students, teachers, principals, administrators and educational