Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Levels of emotional intelligence among school going adolescents of Imphal Town of Manipur

Sameeta Ng, B. Sharmila

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Background and objectives: The aim of the present study is to identify the levels of emotional intelligence among school going adolescents of Imphal town of Manipur. Methods: The sample size consists of 190 school going adolescents 95 each from both male and female. Students within the age range of 16–17 years studying in XI and XII standard and who were able to give the assent for participating in the study were selected through stratified random sampling method. Emotional Intelligence Test (EIT) was used to measure the level of emotional intelligence of the students. Results: The finding of the study revealed that the level of emotional intelligence was found maximally under the category of average emotional intelligence. Out of the 190 study samples, 138 were having average emotional intelligence with a percentage of 73%. Again out of the five domains of emotional intelligence maximum students had average level of self awareness, managing emotions, empathy and handling relationships. Only the domain motivating oneself was found to be of high level. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the global emotional intelligence of the study samples was found maximally under the category of average emotional intelligence. Out of the five domains, maximum students had average level. Only the domain motivating oneself was found to be of high level. The findings could be useful in providing information about emotional intelligence and ways to develop coping skills. Hopefully the present study will help in better understanding of emotional intelligence among adolescents and lead the pathway for proper nurture and guidance of the adolescents.

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LEVELS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS OF IMPHAL TOWN OF MANIPUR, Sameeta Ng, B. Sharmila INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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