Relationship between Psychological Well-being, Emotional Intelligence, Aggression and Depression in Students

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Karande Sagar¹ and Walke Santosh B.² (Jnana Prabodhini’s Institute of Psychology, affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra¹ and Department of Psychology, Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce, & Science College (Autonomous), Pune, Maharashtra affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra²)

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being, emotional intelligence, aggression, and depression in students. The samples comprised 210 students aged 14 to 22 years (100 boys & 110 girls) randomly selected from schools and colleges in Pune city. Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995), Emotional Intelligence (Schutte, 1998), Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992), and Beck Depression Inventory-2 (Beck, 1996) were used to investigate Psychological Well-Being, Emotional Intelligence, aggression, and depression. Pearson Product-Moment correlation was used to find he relationships. Results showed that there was a significantly strong and positive correlation between psychological well-being and emotional intelligence, and there was a significant negative correlation between psychological well-being, aggression, and depression in students. The result also showed that there is a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and depression, while there was no significant difference found in emotional intelligence and aggression.