Relationship between Personality Types and Emotional Maturity of Adolescent Students in Assam

Abstract

Considering the increasing concern among educators and psychologists over adolescents' capacity to control their emotions and navigate social interactions, the researcher was inspired to investigate the potential effects of various personality types on emotional maturity at this crucial developmental stage. This study endeavoured to see the relationship between adolescent’s emotional maturity and personality types, based on Carl Jung's extroversion and introversion dimensions. A sample of 120 higher secondary school students were participated in the study. Using standardised scales, participants' emotional maturity was evaluated, and their personality types were determined. Descriptive statistics were used in order to study differences between genders in the emotional maturity of adolescents. To study the correlation between personality types—extroversion, ambiversion, and introversion—and emotional maturity, the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was employed. The findings show that there is no statistically significant difference in the emotional maturity levels of boy and girl students. Again, ambiverts scored higher in emotional maturity compared to introverts and extroverts, while extroverts scored higher than introverts in terms of emotional maturity. Considering these findings, it is evident that personality type plays a significant role in determining emotional maturity, with ambiverts showing the greatest capacity to manage emotional difficulties, followed by extroverts and introverts.