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Abstract

Emotional maturity is the ability to understand, manage, and express emotions effectively. The study examines the effect of teachers’ emotional maturity on students’ personality development. Study aimed to 1) to find out effect of the teachers’ emotional maturity on students’ personality development 2) To suggest strategies to improve emotional maturity in teachers and students’ personality development. A descriptive research design was adopted, where data were collected by using survey questionnaire to a sample of 95 secondary teachers selected by using simple random sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Based on the findings, the study revealed that teachers’ emotional maturity plays a significant role in shaping students' personality development, particularly at the secondary level. Studies have consistently shown that when teachers exhibit emotional maturity, students are more likely to develop positive personality traits such as empathy, self-awareness, and social skills.