What determines Maturity

Well, it's really experience more than age. Obviously, generally speaking, somebody who's older has more experience with life than somebody who's younger. But I think it's important to realize that it's not age, but experience.

Yeah I hate that alot of people tend to think that because someone is older they automatically become more mature.

I mean SlickRick proves that entire older age maturity theory wrong 😬

Could be intelligence. People who are smarter will generally act their age, if not older. Most of the time anyway.

Originally posted by phinney6
Maturity is the ability to recognize a problema nd act on it in the most sensible way possible. Age factors in because Of experience, if you do not try it and never experience something bad you cannot be more mature about it the next tiime.

tell me if I got you wrong.
but are you saying that if you haven't tried it you don't know about it? I disagree. like, you don't have to jump from the Empier State Building (don't know how it's written, sorry) to know that it's a bad idea. and so are drugs, I don't have to take LSD or cocain or whatever to know that it's bad.
but if you just meant, that you have to make mistakes to learn from em, I totaly agree.

Two factors that can be associated with being mature are respect for others and Tolerance

Good question. I’ve met young people who’re far more “mature” than people twice their age.
Unfortunately “mature” is almost a “bad” word among younger people today, who seem to try their best to “NEVER grow up” and take responsibility.
So the two seem to be connected. Acting in a mature way, is acting responsibly. How does one go about doing that? Well, tolerance and respect for others, as mentioned by Devalion, and experience.

being responsible of(for?) your choices

Somehow, I manage to act mature, and irresponsible at the same time. I know this because people tell me.

Like I heed their words. 🙄

Originally posted by The Force
well?

masterbation

(just kiddin)

Originally posted by Clovie
being responsible of(for?) your choices

Totally agree. ✅

maturity = hitting puberty

Maturity = responsibility and rational thought exercised when making decisions

Maturity is something that is based on the experiences you've had in life. It's how you choose to act in a situation, how you've learned to tolerate and respect others, and how you take responsibility for your actions.

Or so I think.

maturity's based on how many jokes you can tell.

>> What determines Maturity

Mature is to open up your soul and heart to life - like the petals of a bloom to the sun.

Although common sense is something everyone should have....

who the hell thinks they have the right to judge maturity, when no one is perfect?

Maturity is how some one is raised as well as age..... Me for example- i'm 16 and my girl friend is goin to be 18 in about a month and i'm way more mature because how i was raised and my experiences in life.... For someone to say that maturity deals with age alone is completely wrong... Maturity is something that has to be shown by multiple actions, and responsiblity, not gained by age. Don't get me wrong though.. Age does play some factors as far as maturity goes... Mostly because older people have been through more.... or experienced more... so really maturity is based on experience....

What determines maturity? The way a person responds to what is said, done, Your actions, attitude.
Like if you don't agree with someone, a mature person wouldn't instantly start calling names... they would listen then state their belief and move on. A mature person wouldn't harbor feelings, dislike someone cuz they don't believe the same way. It's all in the way a person responds to different things in life, rather you agree or disagree. I believe a person can be mature at times and immature at other times, depends on the subject. Maybe that person lacks maturity in that certain subject but other subjects is very mature.

Man, this IS a tough one. I'm a bit befuddled.

Maturity is determined in relation to a standard, correct? It's relative. I'll posit that the standard of maturity would be the ultimate progression/evolution of those human abilities that "develop" over time.
So that would be self-analysis, but probably not tolerance. Tolerance isn't an ability, is it? Still, tolerance correlates with self-examination.
So, tolerance doesn't determine maturity, but it may be a marker for it.
I'm going with self-analysis as one component. Being able to "check" yourself is something that has to be evolved.