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@article{151394,
        author = {Sruthikeerthy R. and Ria Mary Jojo},
        title = {Emotional maturity and adjustment of females in romantic relationship: A comparative study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {7},
        number = {12},
        pages = {562-566},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=151394},
        abstract = {The study was aimed to find whether romantic relationships influence the emotional maturity and adjustment of females. Method: The study was conducted on 60 females of age group 18-22, where 30 females were involved in a romantic relationship and the other 30 females were never involved in a romantic relationship. The tools used for the study were Emotional maturity scale by Singh and Bhargava and Adjustment Inventory for College Students by A.K.P. Singh and R.P. Sinha. Results: Females who are in a romantic relationship have higher social adjustment and personality integration, although overall emotional maturity did not significantly vary between groups. There were no significant differences on adjustment among the two groups. On correlational analysis, a positive correlation between emotional maturity and adjustment was observed. 
},
        keywords = {Romantic relationships, young adults, females, emotional maturity, adjustment},
        month = {},
        }