IMPACT OF MARITAL STATUS, LOCALITY AND STREAM ON EMOTIONAL MATURITY AMONG FEMALE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Emotional maturity in teachers has a profound positive impact on their relationships and overall well-being. Emotionally mature teachers are able to manage stress, remain calm under pressure, and create a positive learning environment. They control their emotions, remain calm even in challenging situations and create an environment conducive to learning. The present study was conducted to examine the influence of marital status, locality and stream on the emotional maturity of female prospective teachers. The investigator employed descriptive research methodology to facilitate the execution of the present study. He selected a representative sample of 200 female prospective teachers through simple random sampling method from five colleges of teacher education located in five districts of Arunachal Pradesh. He used the standardized emotional maturity scale developed by Dr. Yashveer Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargava to collect the data. Statistical techniques, particularly percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test were employed to comprehensively analyze and interpret the collected data. The investigator found that a large number of female prospective teachers were emotionally immature. Unmarried female prospective teachers were somewhat less emotionally mature than their married counterparts. Emotional instability, emotional regression, social maladjustment and personality disintegration were more prevalent among female prospective teachers from urban areas than female prospective teachers from rural areas. Female prospective teachers from the science stream were somewhat less emotionally mature than female prospective teachers from the arts stream.