The objectives of the study were: (1) To find out relationship between emotional maturity and intelligence of adolescents. (2) To find out relationship between emotional maturity and academic achievement of adolescents. (3) To find out relationship between emotional maturity and environmental catalysts of adolescents. (4a) To find out the differences in the emotional maturity of adolescents of rural-urban areas. (4b) To find out the differences in the emotional maturity of boys and girls. (4c) To find out the differences in emotional maturity of adolescents studying in arts and science streams. (d) To find out the difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents studying in government and recognized private senior secondary schools. (4e) To find out the difference in the emotional maturity of hostellers and day scholars. (4f) To find the difference in the emotional maturity of children of working and non-working mothers. (4g) To find out the difference in emotional maturity of adolescents up to 15 years and above 15 years of age. (4h) To find the difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents who are youngest and those who are eldest in the family. 

The hypotheses of the study were: (1) There is significant relationship between emotional maturity and intelligence of the adolescents. (2) There is significant relationship between emotional maturity and academic achievement, and between emotional maturity and environmental catalysts. (4a) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of rural and urban students. (4b) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of boys and girls. (4c) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents studying in arts and science streams. (4d) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents studying in government and recognized private senior secondary schools. (4e) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents who are hostlers and those who are day scholars. (4f) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of children of working and non-working mothers. (4g) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents up to 15 years of age and above 15 years. (4h) There is significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents who are youngest and those who are eldest in the family. 

The sample comprised 350 students of class XI from 11 schools of Panjab state and was selected by random sampling. 

Emotional Maturity Scale by Singh and Bhargava, Group Test of General Mental Ability by Tandon, and Environmental Catalyst Scale by Kalra were used for data collection. Class X Academic Achievement scores were taken from school records.

The data were analyzed by correlation and t-test. 

The findings of the study were: (1) There was significant negative correlation between intelligence and emotional maturity. (2) Academic achievement of adolescents had no relationship with their emotional maturity. (3) Environmental catalysts variable was found to be significantly negatively correlated with the emotional maturity of the adolescents. (4) There was insignificant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents due to urban rural differences. (5) There was insignificant difference in the emotional maturity of boys and girls. (6) There was significant difference in the emotional maturity of science and arts students. The adolescents of science stream were more emotionally mature as compared to the adolescents of arts stream. (7) The adolescents of government schools were more emotionally mature as compared to the adolescents of private school. The difference was significant. (8) There was no significant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents who were hostlers and who were day scholars. (9) Adolescents of working and non working mothers did not differ significantly from each other in their level of emotional maturity. (10) The adolescents who were less than 15 years age were at a higher level in their emotional maturity than the adolescents who were more than 15 years of age. (11) There were insignificant difference in the emotional maturity of adolescents who were youngest in the family and those who were eldest in the family.