Socio-emotional maturity and assertiveness as affected by family structure of students at Cavite National High School /
by Afryle C. de Guzman.
- Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2015.
- xi, 56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Thesis (BS Psychology) Cavite State University
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Arts and Science (CAS) College of Arts and Science (CAS)
DE GUZMAN, AFRYLE C. Socio-Emotional Maturity and Assertiveness as Affected by Family Structure of students at Cavite National Hiatt Sch,tril. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April, 2013. Adviser: Ms. Jasmin N. Avellanosa.
A study was conducted to compare the level of socio-emotional maturity and the level of assertiveness of high school students with both parents and students with separated parents at Cavite National High School. Using a causal-comparative research design, Socio-Emotional Maturity Scale (SEMS) and Assertiveness Scale (AS) were used to gather data. Participants included were 100 students with both parents living together and 100 students with separated parents from which 25 were included in each year level in Cavite National High School. Participants were selected purposely in order to achieve the criteria to be a sample. Using the Mann Whitney U-test, it was found that students from both family structures were on the adolescent level of their socio-emotional maturity. This shows that both students either with both parents or with separated parents were socially and emotionally mature enough to fit in the adult environment.
Furthermore, students with both parents and students with separated parents are both habitually assertive. Both students were able to express their feelings, rights, or opinions truthfully while genuinely considering the right of others. With that it was concluded that family structure did not greatly affect the level of socio-emotional maturity and the level of assertiveness of high school students.