Effect of Home Environment on Different Dimensions of Emotional Maturity of Adolescents

The first lesson of a child’s life is learnt at home. The family nurtures the individual and prepares him for his role and function in the society. Healthy parental relations in the home are a medium for making children into wholesome and adjustable personalities. These ongoing changes in the society have not only affected the thinking of people but has also changed the perceptions of people, their lifestyles, even the dimensions of anxiety have changed, now even the small children are facing different kinds of pressures, so adolescence which is considered an age of storm and strife is bound to have more pressures which affect their emotional maturity. The main objective of the topic is to find out the effect of home environment on different dimensions of emotional maturity of adolescents of Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh. A sample size of 120 Adolescents was selected and taken up for the study. Home Environment Inventory by Karuna Shankar Mishra and Emotional Maturity Scale by Dr. Yasvir Singh & Dr. Mahesh Bhargava are used for the study. It is found that there is significant effect of home environment on all the dimensions of emotional maturity of adolescents.