Impulsiveness, Social Maturity and Parenting Support among Adolescents

Adolescence phase of life is characterized by change in every aspect of human development like physical, intellectual, social and emotional. The present study was conducted to know the impulsiveness, social maturity and parenting support in male and female adolescents and to find out how impulsiveness among adolescents is related to their social maturity and parenting support. The sample comprised of adolescents of 20 schools of Tarn Taran district. The present study was descriptive in nature in which simple random technique was used to collect data. Data was collected by using three standardized questionnaires pertaining to impulsiveness, social maturity and parenting support. The findings of this study revealed that there is a significant difference in impulsiveness between male and female adolescents but there is no significant difference in social maturity and parenting support among adolescents on the basis of gender.