maturational
- adjective
- /ˌmætʃəˈreɪʃənl/
- Chronological age has long been recognized as a poor indicator of maturational age (Cain & Broekhoff, 1987; French & Thomas, 1987; Malina, 1986; Seefeldt, 1988).
- maturational theory
- maturational process
- maturational age
You see, sort of tolerating conflict and different parts of ourselves is part of the maturational process.
- You see, sort of tolerating conflict and different parts of ourselves is part of the maturational process.
- Rarely, if ever, do we hear about the maturational stages of adulthood and the core conflicts that we all have to go through.
- It's just a maturational, you know, program that unfolds.
Examples
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It is important to remember that maturational theory has a biological base.
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Constructivism and maturational theory are both examples of organismic theories.
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More recently, this maturational view of artistic development has been criticized.
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In addition, factors such as inmate age, criminal history, and maturational level were key issues in program success.
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You see, sort of tolerating conflict and different parts of ourselves is part of the maturational process.
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Rarely, if ever, do we hear about the maturational stages of adulthood and the core conflicts that we all have to go through.
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According to this account, this optional use reflects the maturational state of the child's grammar.
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However, the progression of cognitive development occurs in a maturational pattern unique to each individual, and mature perspectives may vary depending upon situational and emotional contexts.
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For example, some of the abnormalities may be simple maturational lags related to intrauterine growth retardation (Church & Overbeck, 1990a).
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Understanding emotional responses is part of the maturational development of teenagers.
Synonyms
Relating to the way something grows or changes over time, often in children and animals
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
maturational = maturation (transparent) = mature + ation + al
The adjective is regularly formed from 'maturation' plus '-al' to mean 'relating to maturation'.
Etymology
Maturational comes from the common word mature, which comes from a root meaning 'ripe' or 'ready'. Think of a fruit slowly ripening: maturation is the process of becoming fully grown, so maturational describes the changes that happen as someone or something grows to maturity.