The Relationship of Emotional Maturity to the Self-Esteem of Selected Grade 12 Students of Nagpayong High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional maturity and the self-esteem of selected grade 12 students of Nagpayong High School in S. Y. 2018-2019.

METHODS

The theoretical framework of the study was the Genos EI Model from the works of Palmar and Stough. The researchers utilized the Descriptive-Correlational Method and used an adapted questionnaire from Dr. Singh, Dr. Bhargava, and Dr. Rashee as the main instrument to collect data from 207 respondents. The statistical tool used is the SPSS and the formulas used in the statistical treatment of data were a percentage, frequency, mean and Pearson r correlation.

RESULTS

Results revealed that majority of the respondents were from the Information and Computer Technology strand belonging to the age group of 17-19 and female. The findings showed that the respondents sometimes experience emotional instability with a weighted mean of 2.26; Social maladjustment, 2.17, with a verbal interpretation of sometimes; Emotional regression got 2.34 with a verbal interpretation of sometimes and Personality Disintegration received 2.19 with the verbal interpretation of sometimes. Overall, emotional maturity got the weighted mean of2.24 with a verbal interpretation of sometimes. The results showed that the respondents gave their academic self-esteem a score of 2.70 with the verbal interpretation of somewhat agree, and for social self-esteem 2.61 with a verbal interpretation of somewhat agree. Overall, self-esteem received 2.65 and a verbal interpretation of somewhat agree. The results revealed that there was no significant relationship between emotional maturity and the self-esteem of the Grade 12 students.

DISCUSSIONS

The researchers recommend that more funding and awareness of mental health and emotional maturity must be provided as emotions and proper mental well-being constitutes a functional and able human being and to the research locale Nagpayong Senior High School's administration to administer seminars for both the faculty and the students to gain a deeper understanding of emotional maturity and self-esteem of the youth and how these two play a significant role in the lives of the youth.