How Emotionally Mature Am I?
I just finished reading the book by the same title. I’m pleased to report, although not perfect, it turns out I am more-or-less emotionally mature.
The book presents 42 questions designed to measure your level of emotional maturity. Each question has two possible answers. You receive five points for a “correct” answer (the answer that reflects maturity) and one point for an “incorrect” answer. I found myself sometimes answering wrong, but leaning toward the correct answer, in that case I gave myself 2-1/2 points. If I answered correctly but judged myself to be not quite in that ballpark, again I scored that as 2-1/2 as opposed to a 5. Out of the 42 questions, I only scored myself in the middle on 8 questions.
A score of 161 to 210: suggests emotional maturity.
A score of 82 to 160: suggests partial emotional maturity.
A score of 0 to 81: your gonna need work.
Note: There is no relationship between an I.Q. of 81 and an E.M. score of 81, but research is ongoing.
My Score: 174
Do I take all of this with a grain of salt? Absolutely. To truly judge if this is a solid predictor or not, you have to look at the questions you answered incorrectly and ask, “does that somehow apply to me?” The answer I gave in several cases was “yes.” So where does that leave me? Nowhere really, but I’m going to accept my score, if for no other reason than bragging rights.