Emotional Stability and Social Maturity Among Psychology Students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aims to explore the associations between emotional stability and social maturity in a sample of Psychology students from a public Romanian university. To meet the objectives of the study, we used two established personality inventories: the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PIR). For the Emotional Stability variable we targeted the Neuroticism Factor (NEO PI-R) and, as a complementary indicator, the Well-Being (Wb) scale (CPI). For the variable social maturity we targeted the scales in the second group of the CPI: Responsibility (Re), Socialization (So), Self-control (Sc) and Tolerance (To). Both male and female subjects reported a low level of well-being, with high Neuroticism in men, sub-average CPI scores, while women exhibited slightly below-average values on most scales. The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between emotional stability and social maturity scales. Higher levels of emotional stability were associated with better social functioning among psychology students, highlighting the importance of emotional regulation skills for effective social adaptation during academic training.
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $43
OpenAlex ID: W7204221012