*Department of Psychology, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
**Associate Professor, M.K.P (P.G) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
In this world of growing doubts and conflicts within the self and outside, the present study attempts to understand the difference in the emotional maturity and values, between two groups of college going student, those who have been reading Bhagvad Gita (from Gurukul Dehradun) and those who are Non-Bhagavad Gita readers(from different college), aged between 19-21yrs. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select the sample belonging to Dehradun district of Uttarakhand State of India. The emotional maturity scale measured dimensions like Emotional Maturity (E.M), Emotional Progression (E.P), Social Adjustment (S.A), Personality Integration (P.I), Independence (I), while the value scale measured dimensions like Aesthetic Values, Social Values and Religious Values. The data was analysed using‘t’ test, which revealed that Bhagavad Gita reading group was better in emotional maturity and values as compared to Non-Bhagavad Gita reading group.
Bhagavad Gita readers, Non-Bhagavad Gita readers, Emotional Maturity, Values
