Emotional maturity and its relationship with self-confidence and decision-making among third-year high school students in Jeddah educational directorate

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional maturity, self-confidence, and decision-making among third-year high school students in Jeddah Educational Directorate. The study sought to determine the levels of emotional maturity, self-confidence, and decision-making skills, as well as to predict self-confidence and decision-making skills based on emotional maturity in a sample of 1245 students. A descriptive correlational research design was employed, considering its suitability for the study's nature. The research instruments included a scale for emotional maturity, a self-confidence scale, and a decision-making scale. The reliability and validity of the instruments were established using Cronbach's alpha, split-half method, and content validity. The findings revealed that the students exhibited high levels of self-acceptance, confidence, and emotional stability. However, their levels of interpersonal relationships and emotion management were moderate, resulting in an overall moderate score for these domains. The study also found that the students demonstrated high levels of both self-confidence and decision-making skills. A positive correlation was observed between self-confidence and emotional maturity, which was statistically significant across all dimensions of the emotional maturity scale. Similarly, a positive correlation was found between decision-making skills and emotional maturity, with statistical significance across all dimensions except for interpersonal relationships. The F-value for the overall emotional maturity variable was 364.643, with a statistical significance of 0.000, indicating that emotional maturity can significantly predict decision-making skills among the study sample.