The Correlation between Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Well-Being, and Job Satisfaction among Pre-Primary Teachers

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive emotions correctly, (Salovey & Grewal, 2005). Psychological well-being is feeling good about yourself and your life, (Carol D. Ryff, 1989). Job satisfaction refers to happy and content a person feels with their job. The current research focuses on studying the correlation between emotional intelligence, psychological well-being, and job satisfaction in pre-primary teachers. The sample includes 106 pre-primary teachers. The tools used for this research are Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) (2001), Warwick Edinburgh mental well-being scale (MWS) (2006), Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) (1999). The questionnaire was distributed along with a personal data sheet which included 18 questions. It was later analyzed with appropriate statistics. The results show a significant positive correlation among emotional intelligence, psychological well-being, and job satisfaction. Further regression analysis was conducted, the values indicate, that emotional intelligence brings variance in mental well-being by 29.3%, job satisfaction brings variance in mental well-being by 10.0%, emotional intelligence brings variance in job satisfaction by 12.8%. Researcher suggests that school managements should enhance facilities which will facilitate higher levels of emotional intelligence, psychological well-being, and job satisfaction in pre-primary teachers.