A comparative study of the relationship between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction among elders of homes and institutions

Pages: 94-96
Kumkum Pareek (Department of Psychology, Raghunath Girls Post- graduate College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Tulika Kush (Department of Applied Science, Sir Chotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology (C.C.S University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Old age is an inevitable part of our life cycle and should be lived gracefully rather than grudgingly. There is a great need to enhance the well-being of elders. In this survey study, the relationship between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction was explored among elders living in homes and old age homes. A sample of 398 elders was selected by using stratified random sampling method from NCR. Life satisfaction scale and emotional intelligence scale were used to assess life satisfaction and emotional intelligence. Corrections and CR between r’s of both the groups were computed for analysis. Significant differences were found between both the groups.