Abstract

• The objective of this study was to examine emotional autonomy of adolescents from selected schools in Pyinmanar. The sample for this research included 252 adolescents (126 boys and 126 girls) aged range 13 to 17 years, from three basic education high schools. The measure used to access emotional autonomy of adolescents was UNIPA Emotional Autonomy Inventory (UNIPAEAI) developed by Lo Cricchio, M., Lo Coco, A., Ingoglia, S., Liga, F., Di Maria, R., Inguglia, C., & Musso, P. (2016). 50 (19.84%) adolescents were at low level, 153 (60.71%) adolescents were at moderate level and the rest 49 (19.45%) adolescents were at high level in emotional autonomy. Based on the results, there was no significant association between emotional autonomy and gender (χ2=2.504, df =1, p= .286) but there was significant difference of emotional autonomy between male students and female students at moderate level in this study. Although there was no significant association between emotional autonomy and age (χ2=1.735, df =4, p= .7840), mean score for emotional autonomy of adolescents concerning with 15 years aged group was the highest. Moreover, there was no significant association between emotional autonomy and number of siblings (χ2=5.270, df =4, p= .261) and the highest mean score of emotional autonomy can be possessed by adolescents with small number of siblings. There was no significant association between emotional autonomy and birth order (χ2=9.773, df =6, p= .135) and the highest mean score of emotional autonomy can be seen at the eldest born children. Moreover, there was no significant association between emotional autonomy and family structure (χ2=1.128, df =2, p= .569). Number of adolescents from nuclear families was greater than that of extended families but the highest mean score could be clutched by adolescents from extended families in this study.