Association between Age, Gender and Type of Orphan on the Level of Emotional Maturity among Children in Orphanages

The study was conducted with an objective to find out the association between age, gender and type of orphan on the level of emotional maturity among children living in orphanages at Urban Bangalore district. Self structured questionnaire was administered on a sample of 300 children out of which 120 were boys and 180 were girls, between the age group of 6-12 years. The statistical analysis was carried out by applying percentage and chi square. The findings revealed that, majority of boys and girls belonged to the age group of 12 years. With respect to type of orphan, majority of boys were social orphans whereas majority of girls belongs to non-orphan category. There is no significant association found between age group and gender, type of orphan and gender on emotional maturity level, type of orphan and age group on emotional maturity level among children residing in orphanages.