A Study of Emotional Maturity of Tribal and Non-Tribal Pre-adolescents in Melghat Region

Authors: Mr. Aashish O. Khule

Pages: 88-92

Abstract:

The tahsil of Chikhaldhara and Dharni in Amravati District from Maharashtra is known as the part of Melghat.It is the most primitive area where tribalsare living. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of gender, community culture and type of school on emotional maturity of tribal and non-tribal pre-adolescents in Melghat region.Present study sample comprised of 320 students. Their age range was 13 to 16 years.To assess emotional maturity, Emotional maturity scale, by Dr.Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargava (Hindi version) was administered.After careful examination of data results indicate that gender played a significant role in emotional maturity, females performed significantly better than the males,non-tribal children were better than their tribal counterparts andtype of school also played significant role, where students of private schools had better emotional maturity than students of government schools.