Emotional Intelligence and self- esteem of adolescents
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2018
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CCSHAU
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The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state. The objective of the study
was to assess level and to identify factors affecting emotional intelligence and self esteem. Two schools
i.e. Campus and Vishwas Senior Secondary School of Hisar city were selected randomly and two
senior secondary schools of Kaimri from Block-I and Rawalwas from Block-II, Govt. School were
selected. A sample of 120 rural and 120 urban respondents including equal number of males and
females of 14-16 year age were taken, thus to make a total sample of 240 adolescents. Majority of
males and females living in rural area had normal level of emotional intelligence followed by above
average and below average. Similar trend was observed for urban respondents. Main finding revealed
that regardless of locale, self-esteem of majority of adolescents was high followed by negative and
balanced. Study further pointed out that irrespective of gender, self-esteem of majority of males and
females was positive followed by negative and balanced. There were significant differences in
emotional intelligence of rural, urban and in total sample on the basis of self-esteem. Positive and
significant relationship existed between self-esteem and emotional intelligence of children. Children
whose fathers and mothers were more educated had high personally and socially perceived self-esteem
then those whose parents were less educated. Children form high income families had high self-esteem
than those from low and middle income families. Regression analysis revealed significant positive
interaction between socio-economic variables and socially perceived self-esteem of children indicating
that socio-economic variables are strong predictor of personally and socially perceived self-esteem and
emotional intelligence.
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