Gender Differential Analysis of Social Intelligence among Undergraduate Students in Punjab

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Page: 1829-1833

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17829439

Annie and Prachi Bisht
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab

The current study examined gender differences in social intelligence among undergraduate students from six colleges in Punjab’s Malwa region, including Ludhiana, Patiala, and Moga districts. The Social Intelligence Scale by Chadha and Ganesan (2009) and a self-structured demographic profile questionnaire were used to evaluate 620 respondents, who were distributed equally between males and females. The eight dimensions of social intelligence, i.e., patience, cooperation, confidence, sensitivity, social environment identification, tactfulness, sense of humour, and memory were assessed. For data analysis, statistical methods like the t-test, Z-test, mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage were used. The results showed that there were notable gender differences in the memory, tactfulness, and sensitivity dimensions, with females scoring higher in these domains. Females possessed greater patience at both the low and high levels, whereas males reported higher levels at the medium level. Disparities in sense of humour, confidence, cooperativeness, and recognition of the social environment were largely insignificant. Overall, the findings indicated that females’ social intelligence was marginally greater than males, but not statistically significant. In order to promote students’ mental health, interpersonal effectiveness, and future professional success, the study emphasizes the complex role that gender plays in forming social intelligence and the necessity of cultivating these abilities in family and educational settings.