Emotional maturity and self-efficacy: a comparative study between male and female hostellers of Kashmir University

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Emotional Maturity and Self-efficacy among Hostellers of Kashmir University. The sample of the study consists of 200 (males=100, females=100). For the purpose of data collection general Self-efficacy scale (Schwarzer and Jerusalem, 1995) and emotional maturity scale by Yashvir Singh and Mahesh Bhargava (1971) were used. The result revealed that there exist significant negative correlation between self-efficacy and emotional immaturity, emotional instability, emotional regression, personality disintegration and lack of independence whereas insignificant correlation was found between self-efficacy and social maladjustment. Further the results revealed that there was insignificant difference between self-efficacy and emotional instability, emotional regression, personality disintegration, social maladjustment and immaturity whereas significant difference was found between self-efficacy and independence.