Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

Adolescence, the transitional stage of development between child hood and adulthood, represents the period of time during which a person experiences a variety of biological changes and encounters a number of emotional issues. G. Stanley Hall denoted this period as one of “storm and stress” and according to him, conflict at this developmental stage is normal and unusual. The transition to womanhood plays a crucial part in a young girl's social life. It is generally observed that as compared to men, women are more emotional. They are easily overpowered by emotions. It is generally observed that as compared to men, women are more emotional. They are easily overpowered by emotions. They start weeping, laughing or get angry easily. But some researchers have proved that after the end of adolescence and on attaining maturity women comparatively develop the ability to control emotions more than men because they need this quality in larger measures in life. The aim of the study is to analyze the emotional maturity among the adolescent girls. Interview schedule and Emotional Maturity scale were used for data collection. The major findings are more than half of the respondents (50%) were Muslims, the majority of the respondents (80%) were from urban area and more than half of the respondents (55.7%) had high level of emotional maturity. Adolescence presents a vital opportunity to develop the foundations for mental health, and schools form a powerful way to deliver this. Schools have an important role, not only in cognitive and academic development but also in social and emotional development, through their role in helping to establish identity, interpersonal relationships and other transferable skills.