Emotional Intelligence among the Higher Secondary Students in West Bengal in Relation to Their Gender, Habitat and Stream of Study

Goleman defines emotional intelligence as the ability of identifying ou rown feelings and those of others, for inspiring ourselves, and for handling emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships. In formal education, higher secondary level is considered as a significant period of adolescence. Nowadays adolescents have to handle many complex situations and matters to face the challenges of the complex society. Emotional Intelligence can help to control the emotions, self-awareness, motivating oneself, recognizing emotions in others have become important to get success in life. The present study was initiated to investigate the emotional intelligence among the higher secondary students in West Bengal in relation to gender, habitat and stream of study. The researchers used descriptive survey method. Only higher secondary students were considered as population for this study. 150 samples were collected through purposive random sampling. Standardized „Inventory for emotional intelligence‟ by Dr. S.K.Mangal and Mrs. Shubhra Mangal was used for data collection. Researcher used descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis and interpretation. Results revealed that there was no significant differences in emotional intelligence among the higher secondary students in West Bengal with respect to their gender, habitat and stream of study.