A Study on Emotional Maturity and Self Esteem among Working and Non-Working Women: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Emotional maturity enables you to create the life you desire. A life filled with happiness and fulfillment. You define success in your own terms, not society's, and you strive to achieve it. Self-esteem is how we value ourselves; it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. Self-esteem affects our trust in others, our relationships, our work – nearly every part of our lives. Positive self-esteem gives us the strength and flexibility to take charge of our lives and grow from our mistakes without the fear of rejection.The present study aimed to investigate the difference of emotional maturity and self esteem among working and non working women.The study also attempts to find out the relationship between emotional maturity and self esteem. The sample consisted of 100 working and 100 non working in the age range of 30 to 50 years. Two tools were administrated to the participants of data collection.The scale which used are 1.Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (1965), 2. Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS; Singh and Bhargava, 1991).