“Emotional Intelligence (EQ) of Male and Female Adolescent Students of District Srinagar. A Comparative Study”

Abstract

The study has been carried out to find and compare the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) of Male and Female adolescent students of District Srinagar. A sample of 150 adolescent students (75 male adolescents & 75 female adolescents) were in the age range of 14-16 drawn randomly from various Secondary Schools of District Srinagar. Emotional intelligence scale (EIS) by Hyde, Pethe & Dhar (2001) was used for data collection . Both the groups were compared on the five factors like Integrity , Self-Development, value orientation, Commitment and Altruistic behavior of Emotional Intelligence Scale by Hyde, & et.al; Mean, SD and t-test were applied. The results revealed that significant mean difference between male and female adolescents on above mentioned five dimensions of Emotional Intelligence Scale.