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A Comparative Study of Emotional Maturity among Residential

and Hostel Students with A View to Provide Psycho-Education on
Emotional Maturity
Anjali A B, Aarohi J F, Devraj Singh C and Betty K
Department of Mental Health Nursing, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, India.
Email ID: anjalibrahmbhatt97@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Emotional maturity is not only the affective determinant of personality but also helps to enhance the growth of individual
development. Emotional maturity represents our capacity to manage situation and check our emotions for particular
circumstances. A person who is emotionally mature will have more satisfaction in life, and will have more balanced
attitude. Assess and compare the emotional maturity among home residence and hostel living students and associate the
emotional maturity with sociodemographic variables. A quantitative research approach and descriptive cross-sectional
survey were used in this study. Undergraduate students of Parul institute of nursing were sample of the study. Participants
were selected by using convenience sampling technique. Sample size of this study was 300. Out of 300 samples, 176
participants were home residents and 124 participants were hostel living. To assess the data, sociodemographic tool and
emotional maturity tool– developed by Singh and Bhargava (1991) were used. Students with below average, low and
extremely low level of emotional maturity were provided psychoeducation video for enhance the level of emotional
maturity. Findings showed that for hostel respondents, 3 (2.42%) respondents had extremely high emotional maturity, 14
(11.29%) respondents had high emotional maturity, 37 (29.84%) respondents had above average emotional maturity, 35
(28.23%) respondents had average emotional maturity, 15 (12.10%) respondents had below average emotional maturity,
3 (2.42%) respondents had low emotional maturity and 17 (13.71%) respondents had extremely low emotional maturity.
Whereas for home residence, 5 (2.84%) respondents had extremely high emotional maturity, 13 (7.39%) respondents had
high emotional maturity, 52 (29.55%) respondents had above average emotional maturity, 44 (25%) respondents had
average emotional maturity, 33 (18.75%) respondents had below average emotional maturity, 12(6.82%) respondents
had low emotional maturity and 17(9.66% ) respondents had extremely low emotional maturity. Mean rank values of
emotional maturity of hostel students were higher than home residence. That indicates hostel students have higher level
of emotional maturity as compare to home residence. From the above findings it was noted that for both hosteler and
home residence respondents, maximum number of respondents were found with higher than below average level of
emotional maturity. It was also observed that hostel staying respondent’s emotional maturity is higher than home
residence respondents.
Keywords: Emotional maturity, hostel living, home residents

Received 14.05.2023 Revised 30.07.2023 Accepted 24.09.2023

INTRODUCTION
The ability to adapt the circumstances, regulate emotions and act in a mature manner around others is
known as emotional maturity (EM).1 A person who is emotionally mature exudes a sense of "peace midst
the storm," even if they don't know all the answers.2 They are the ones we rely on through trying times
because they thrive under pressure. Emotion is the elaborate psychological experience of a person's mental
state as it interacts with biochemical (internal) and external (environmental) factors. Emotion in humans
primarily entails conscious experience, expressive behaviour and psychological arousal. Mood, personality,
behavior and purpose are all correlated with emotion. A person who is emotionally mature has complete
control over how they communicate their emotions.3 People with emotional maturity are able to accept
criticism and learn from it. Emotionally mature adults are also capable of looking forward and forming
goals. However, those who exhibit emotional instability have a hard time dealing with these problems.4
Individuals with emotional instability, which includes emotional immaturity, are generally less capable of
addressing difficulties. They will demonstrate impatience and always seek assistance from others. They
also appear to be more stubborn and frequently throw temper tantrums. The person who has emotional
stability may perform their duties under any conditions. On the other hand, emotional instability is a role
in the syndrome of irritation, stubbornness, temper tantrums and a lack of ability to solve problems or seek

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help for everyday challenges. It has a tendency for quick-changing and unreliable reactions. Social
adjustment is the process of interacting between a person's requirements and the expectations of the social
environment in each given situation in order to preserve and modify a desirable relationship with the
environment. So it may be described as a person's calm engagement with their social surroundings. On the
other hand, a person who is socially insecure exhibits a lack of social flexibility through hostility, isolation,
but also boasting, lying and shirking.5 We might argue that someone who isn't afraid of weakness is always
prepared to be honest and open about their personal struggles for the advantage of others. Furthermore,
you don't want to constantly be seen as "perfect."6
Being aware of the emotional maturity of each student enables professionals to provide appropriate
educational assistance. Students of today’s generations are exposed to more information from social media,
which can feel overwhelming. No amount of knowledge and information can emotionally mature students.
Due to social media, students now have more friends and connections than ever before, which may cause
them to feel irritated and experience emotional outbursts. However, the consequences on one's mental
health are just temporary.7

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A quantitative research approach was used to conduct this study and the design was descriptive cross
sectional survey research design to assess the level of emotional maturity among residential and hostel
living students. Sample was undergraduate students of Parul institute of nursing and sample size was 300.
Convenience sampling technique were used for sample selection. Inclusion criteria for this study were
students pursuing under graduation nursing course and students residing in hostel or residential. Whereas
Exclusion criteria for the study were International students and student having any psychiatric problem.
In this study sociodemographic tool and standardized emotional maturity scale by Singh and Bhargava
(1991) were used. Tool consists of total 48 self-attended questionnaire. All questionnaire is included all
components of emotional maturity like emotional stability, emotional progression, social adjustment,
personality integration and independence. The reliability value of standardized tool is 0.75, which is
significant at 0.01 level of significance. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis and
Mann- Whitney U test was used for comparison of hostel and home resident students’ level of emotional
maturity. Chi-square ( 2) test was used to find association between sociodemographic variables and
emotional maturity. Psychoeducation provided to the students, who has below average, low and extremely
low level of emotional maturity. Psychoeducation video was administered which includes ways to improve
emotional maturity with their important components like emotional stability, emotional progression, social
adjustment, personality integration and independence. The video explained importance of emotional
maturity and technique to improve emotional maturity of each component.

RESULTS
Analysis and Interpretation of Socio-Demographic Data
In the present study data revealed that respondents, staying in hostel were 41.33 %, and home residence
were 58.66 % out of total 300 respondents. Most of the respondents were female. In relation to family 43
% were living in joint family whereas, 56 % were living in nuclear family and 1 % were from Broken Family.
In terms of religion 86.67 % respondents were Hindu, 6.67% respondents were Christian, 0.33%
respondents were Jain, 6% respondents were Muslim and 0.33% respondents were not following any
religion.
Analysis and Interpretation of the Respondent’s Emotional Maturity
Out of 300 respondents, 124 (41.33%) respondents stay in hostel, whereas 176(58.66%) respondents are
Home Residence. Out of 124 hostel respondents, 3(2.42%) respondents had Extremely High emotional
maturity, 14 (11.29%) respondents had High emotional maturity, 37 (29.84%) respondents had above
average emotional maturity, 35 (28.23%) respondents had average emotional maturity, 15 (12.10%)
respondents had below average emotional maturity, 3 (2.42%) respondents had low emotional maturity
and 17 (13.71%) respondents had extremely low emotional maturity. Whereas for home residence,
5(2.84%) respondents had extremely high emotional maturity, 13 (7.39%) respondents had high
emotional maturity, 52 (29.55%) respondents had above average emotional maturity, 44 (25%)
respondents had average emotional maturity, 33 (18.75%) respondents had below average emotional
maturity, 12(6.82%) respondents had low emotional maturity and17(9.66% ) respondents had extremely
low emotional maturity.

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Table 1: Frequency and Percentage Distribution of respondents based on level of emotional

maturity (n=300)
Emotional Maturity Hostel Home Residence
Level (Score) Frequency Percentage (%) Frequency Percentage (%)
Extremely High
3 2.42% 5 2.84%
(185 & Above)
High
14 11.29% 13 7.39%
(166-184)
Above Average
37 29.84% 52 29.55%
(145-165)
Average
35 28.23% 44 25.00%
(118-144)
Below Average
15 12.10% 33 18.75%
(98-117)
Low
3 2.42% 12 6.82%
(78-97)
Extremely Low
17 13.71% 17 9.66%
(77 & Below)
Analysis for comparison of level emotional maturity between hostel and home residence students.
It indicates that there is no significant correlation between hostel and home residence student’s emotional
maturity level. Mean rank shows that there is difference between emotional maturity levels of hostel and
home residence students. Mann- Whitney U test were used for comparison of hostel and home residents
students level of emotional maturity. According to mean rank values it is clearly appears that hostel staying
student’s emotional maturity is higher than home residence.

Table 2: Mean rank comparison of hostel and home residence students (n= 300)
Stay n Mean Rank P- value (2 tailed)
Score Hostel 124 155.59
0.381ns
Home Residence 176 146.91
Correlation is not significant at 0.05 Level
Analysis for association of selected demographic data with emotional maturity of hostel living
respondents
Result showed that chi square value 46.53 and degree of freedom was found 18, it was statistically
significant at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, there is significance association found between religion and
Emotional maturity level of respondents.

Table 3: Association of religion of Respondents with level of emotional maturity for hostel living
students (n= 124)
Emotional Maturity
Extremely
Extremely

Chi-
Average

Average

Average
Below

Above

High

High

Religion Square df p- Value

Low

Low

Value

Hindu 14 2 14 29 34 11 3
Christian 2 0 1 5 1 2 0
Sikh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46.53 18 0.00s
Jain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muslim 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
Other 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
S– Significance at p≤0.05 level
Analysis for association of selected demographic data with emotional maturity of home residence
respondents.
Result reviled that chi square value 23.703, and degree of freedom were found 12, it was statistically not
significant at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, there is significance association between type of family and
emotional maturity level of respondents.

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Table 4: Association of type of family of respondents with level of emotional maturity for home
residence respondents (n=176)
Emotional Maturity

Chi-

Extremely

Extremely
Type of

Average

Average

Average
Square df p- Value

Above
Below

High

High
Family
Low

Low
Value

Joint 11 5 15 11 17 6 1
Nuclear 6 7 18 33 33 7 3 23.703 12 0.022s
Broken 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
S – Significance at p≤0.05 level

DISCUSSION
Singh (2017) a comparative study of the emotion maturity among home residential and hostel college
students There is no significant difference between the emotional maturity among the home residential
and hostel student [8]. A comparative study on emotional maturity among young adults was carried out by
Anjana Bhattacharjee in (2016). 200 young adults between the ages of 21 and 23 were randomly chosen
for the study from various Tripura University postgraduate departments for the aforementioned aim. 100
of them were students, and 100 of them were men. Again, out of 200 postgraduate students, 50% stayed
with family members while the other 50% stayed in a university residence hall. Data were gathered using
Singh & Bhargava's emotional maturity scale. The results showed that male pupils were more emotionally
developed than female students. Additionally, there are considerable differences between the postgraduate
day scholars and hostellers in terms of emotional development [9].

CONCLUSION
Result yield that there is a no significant correlation between home and hostel resident student’s emotional
maturity level. Mean rank values obtained using Mann- Whitney test showed that there is difference
between emotional maturity levels of hostel and home residence students, it indicated that hostel staying
student’s emotional maturity is higher than home residence. In association of sociodemographic variable
with level of emotional maturity, for hostel student’s religion has significant association with level of
emotional maturity. And for home residence students type of family has significant association with level
of emotional maturity.

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CITATION OF THIS ARTICLE
Anjali A B, Aarohi J F, Devraj Singh C and Betty K. A Comparative Study of Emotional Maturity among Residential and
Hostel Students with A View to Provide Psycho-Education on Emotional Maturity. Bull. Env. Pharmacol. Life Sci., Vol 12
[12] November 2023: 16-19

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