LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 6 June 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Development and Validation of a Scale to assess Emotional Maturity in Mild Intellectually Disabled Children

D. N. Kowsalya, M.Sc., Ph.D. Scholar, H. Venkat Lakshmi, M.Sc., M.Phil. Ph.D., and K. P. Suresh, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to develop a valid and reliable scale to assess the emotional maturity of mild intellectually disabled children. Such a scale will be helpful in identifying the support required to enhance the emotional maturity of the mild intellectually disabled children for the successful functioning at home, school, and in other social situations. The study was conducted on 80 mild intellectually disabled children with an IQ of 50-70 and aged between 9-14 years. An attempt has been made in this study to identify, develop and validate a total of 54 (84 inclusive of sub items) items for measuring the emotional maturity in mild intellectually disabled children. The initial development, establishment of validity and estimation of reliability of the emotional maturity are discussed. The findings indicate that the scale has high acceptable reliability.

Introduction

Emotion is a component of general experience. It is inherent aspects of human functioning that arise from a complex interplay among physiological, cognitive, and situational variables. Emotion has been considered an important part of social interaction. It is defined as a feeling or state associated with distinctive physiological responses that motivates action, communicates, and regulates interaction with others (Michael & Sheila, 1989). It influences one’s lives, which otherwise would be dull. Emotions not only impel one to act but often serve as goal of action also.

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D. N. Kowsalya, M.Sc., Ph.D. Scholar
Assistant Professor and Research Scholar
d.n.kowsalya@gmail.com

H. Venkat Lakshmi, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Research Guide
anju.venks@gmail.com

Department of Human Development (Recognized as Research Center)
Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science
Bangalore - 560 001
Karnataka
India

K. P. Suresh, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Scientist (Bio-statistics)
National Institute of Animal Nutrition & Physiology
Adugodi, Bangalore - 560 030
Karnataka India
sureshkp97@gmail.com
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