as a factor in psychological well-being and prevention of aggressiveness

Introduction. Maturity has a long history of philosophical inquiry and currently holds a significant place in the human sciences, including psychology, pedagogy, sociology, criminology, and others. Despite its theoretical status and growing practical interest, the construct of maturity remains under-conceptualized. The purpose of this study is to empirically verify a model of social maturity that comprises four components: responsibility, forbearance, self-development, and a positive worldview and to examine social maturity as a factor in psychological well-being and the prevention of aggressiveness.
Materials and methods. To empirically verify the social maturity model, confirmatory factor analysis via structural equation modeling was applied. Multiple linear regression was used to determine the statistical contribution of social maturity components to the variance of psychological well-being and aggressiveness variables. To ensure the reliability and internal consistency of the six scales used in the study, Cronbach's alpha was calculated. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 31 with the IBM Amos version 23 extension.
Results. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicate that the theoretical model of social maturity—comprising responsibility, forbearance, self-development, and a positive worldview—fits the empirical data. All components of the model demonstrate a significant positive correlation with psychological well-being and a negative correlation with aggressiveness. Regression analysis results showed that most components of social maturity account for a significant proportion of the variance in psychological well-being and aggressiveness.
Discussion and conclusions. The study has empirically verified a model of social maturity comprising four components: responsibility, forbearance, self-development, and a positive worldview. It is demonstrated that social maturity serves as a factor in psychological well-being and the prevention of aggressiveness.

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