Research Scholar, Dept. of Management Studies, Jiwaji University, Gwalior
Online published on 15 March, 2019.
Social maturity means knowing what to do and striving for it by following role models to reach the desired level of acceptable social behaviour.
Total 400 (200 boys and 200 girls) Pre-University students of different schools of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India were selected as subjects for the study. A questionnaire on Social Maturity Scale (SMS) prepared and standardized by Dr. Nalini Rao was used for collecting data.
The Z-score was calculated on the base of data collected. The result shows that 2.5% boys and 7.5% girls have average SM, 77.5% Boys and 77.5% girls have above average level of SM, and 20% of boys and 15% of girls have High level of SM. When the data of all students was combined for average scores of Social maturity it was found that all the students were found to be above average level of SM as their Z-Score was found.73 which falls in the range of above average of SM on SMS.
It was concluded that most of the students of different schools of Mahoba have above average level of SM.
Social Maturity, Bundelkhand, Behaviour, Self Control, Social Adjustment
