A Study Of Emotional Intelligence Of Intellectually Gifted Adolescents In Relation To Social Maturity

Pages: 452-456
Brinderdeep Kaur (Department of Education & Community Services, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab)

The study examined the emotional intelligence and social maturity among intellectually gifted adolescents. The sample in the study was 100 (50 male, 50 female) +1 school students of Moga district were selected randomly. Emotional Intelligence Inventory by S.K. Mangal (2004), R.B.Cattell and A.K.S.Cattell’s (1949) Culture Fair test of intelligence scale III, formA and Social Maturity Scale by Nalini Rao(2002) tools were used. Mean, SD, t test, Pearson’ r were used to analyses the data. The results revealed intellectuallygifted male and female adolescents do not differ on emotional intelligence. There is no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and social maturity of intellectually gifted adolescents, male adolescents and female adolescents.