Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahim Abad 1
- Iman Seyyed Moharrami 2
- Seyed Mahdi Moshirian Farahi 3
- Amirhossein kayzouri 4
- Nasrin Mircholi 5
- Azam Borabadi 6
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
2 MSc., Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
3 MSc., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
4 Assistant Professore, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Litrature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.
5 MSc. Student, Research Deputy, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
6 MSc., Department of Clinical Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Abstract
Background Emotional maturity and life satisfaction are among the important concepts affecting individual lives that have been studied little. This study aimed to determine the relationship between emotional maturity and life satisfaction of students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2014.
Methods & Materials This study was a descriptive-analytical study. The study population consisted of students of Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Which out of them, 140 were selected by convenience sampling method. Study tools in the current study included questionnaires of Diener life satisfaction, Bhargaqa emotional maturity, and demographic information. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results In this study, mean (SD) of emotional maturity and life satisfaction participants was 27.2(20.9) and 20.31(6.101). There is a significant relationship between emotional maturity and life satisfaction (r=-0.32, P<0.000).
Conclusion Strong correlation was observed between emotional maturity and life satisfaction units. Emotional instability could predict life satisfaction and the general emotional maturity could be a good predictor of life satisfaction.
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