EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND OCCUPATIONAL STRESS OF MEN AND WOMEN POLICE
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2015-06
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University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad
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The emotional intelligence and occupational stress of men and women police studied on 120 police constables who were randomly selected from 22 police stations of Dharwad taluk, revealed that 50 per cent had average level of emotional intelligence while 4.2 percent had high and 45.8 per cent were in low levels. Majority (56.67%) of women had average level of emotional intelligence while 41.67 per cent had low and only 1.67 were in high level where as majority (50%) of men had low level of emotional intelligence while 43.3 per cent were in average and 6.67 per cent had high level. It was noted that 58.33 per cent of police had moderate level of occupational stress while 35 per cent had high and only 6.67 per cent had low level. 60 per cent of men and 56.67 per cent of women had moderate level where as 33.3 per cent of men and 36.67 per cent of women were in high and only 10 per cent of men and 3.33 per cent of women were in low level. Occupational stress was significantly and positive related to duty period and distance from residence pointing out that higher the duty period and greater the distance from residence higher was the occupational stress. There was significant and negative relationship between family size and occupational stress indicating that increase in family size decreased the stress. Emotional intelligence and occupational stress were negatively related indicating higher the emotional intelligence lesser was the occupational stress. Emotional intelligence questionnaire by Dulewicz and Higgs, 2001, occupational stress scale by Srivastav and Sing, 1984, socio-economic status scale by Agarwal et al., 2005 and self structured questionnaire to collect auxiliary information were used for data collection.
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