Subjective well-being in relation to emotional intelligence and values among doctors

Pages: 258-262
O. P. Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Vandana Choudhary (Department of Home Science, Govt. College, Khetri, Rajasthan)
Mridula Pal Singh (Counselor, Delhi)
Deepika Vijay (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Mangi Lal (Department of Psychology, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan)

Subjective well-being, emotional intelligence and values among professionals or in this case doctors are a very significant aspect of any professional’s career and personality. Values predict our behavior and decisions and emotional intelligence is also very important part of subjective well-being. This study took up 100 doctors from Jaipur city. The tools used were Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1997); Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener et al., 1985); Emotional Quotient Test (EQ Test) (Chaddha & Singh, 2001) and Type of Values Questionnaire (Rokeach, 1973). Data collected is then computed and correlation was found between all the variables. The results found showed a positive correlation between subjective well being and emotional intelligence and partial positive correlation between values and satisfaction with life