Does emotional intelligence of adolescents have an effect on their locus of control and adjustment pattern? An exploration

Pages: 1926-1929
Rebeka Debbarma and Anjana Bhattacharjee (Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura)

This study investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence, locus of control and adjustment pattern of the adolescent school students of Tripura. Further the research attempted to study the impact of emotional intelligence on locus of control and adjustment pattern of the students. The sample for this study comprised of 1200 school going adolescents and they were selected from different schools of Tripura. Out of 1200 school students, 702 were male students and 498 were female students. The age range of the sample was 17-18 years and a random sampling technique was utilized to select sample from the 11th and 12th standard classes of different schools of Tripura. Data were collected by using Mangal’s Emotional Intelligence Inventory, Locus of Control Scale and Bell’s Adjustment Inventory. Data analysis revealed significant correlation between emotional intelligence and locus of control of the study subjects. Similarly, significant correlation was found between emotional intelligence and adjustment pattern of the study subjects. Moreover findings revealed significant impact of emotional intelligence on the locus of control and adjustment pattern of the school students of Tripura.