IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

T. Thanemozhi; Dr. Mrs. J. Glory Darling Margaret

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Comparative analysis of Emotional Intelligence between Men and Women Volleyball players in Tamilnadu

T. Thanemozhi , Dr. Mrs. J. Glory Darling Margaret

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to compare the Emotional Intelligence between Men and Women Volleyball Players of Tamilnadu. The study was administered on 24 Volleyball players in the age group 18–25 years selected at random. They were divided into two equal groups as Men (N = 12) and Women (N = 12) volleyball players. The questionnaire of Emotional Intelligence (TEIQue –SF) authored by Petrides, K. V. & Furnham, A. (2006) was administered to test their emotional intelligence. Independent t–test was used to analyse the data and in all cases the level of significance was fixed at 0.05. The results showed that women volleyball players were found to be better than men volleyball players in Emotional Intelligence, no significant difference on Emotional Intelligence were found between Men and Women volleyball players of Tamilnadu.