Mental health in relation to emotional intelligence among adolescents

Pages: 1211-1213
Amit Kumar and Rahmat Kaur Kochar (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

Mental health is a crucial psychological factor with respect to the human behavior. Several studies have shown that emotional abilities are of particular relevance to psychological health and well-being. This study examined the predictive nature of Emotional Intelligence with standardized measures of mental health. For this purpose 100 students (50 males & 50 females) of 9th and 10th standard i.e. students of 13-15 years were selected as respondents. The result revealed that emotional intelligence and mental health were positively related with each other. It also revealed that male students were better than female students in terms of mental health and emotional intelligence. This study thus underlines the importance of training in emotional intelligence and mental health for female students particularly.