Emotional intelligence of high school students in relation to their psychological well being

Pages: 191-196
Sandeep Kaur (Himalayan University, Itanagar)
Agyajit Singh (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala)

The main purpose of the study was to find out the gender differences on emotional intelligence and the psychological well-being of the high school students. It was also the aim of the study to establish a relationship between the emotional intelligence and well-being of the school students. For it, two tests of emotional intelligence i.e.; Mangal test and Ekta’test and P.G.I. Well-Being test were administered to 400 high school students, The results of the study show that on emotional intelligence male and female students differed significantly; and male students had more emotional intelligence. The females were better on self motivation and empathy whereas the males were better on social skills. On the psychological wellbeing variable, significant differences were not found on the basis of gender of the students. There is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing.