Achievement Motivation in Relation to Emotional Intelligence of Higher Secondary Students

Abstract

The intend of the study was to find out relationship between Emotional Intelligence (dimension wise analysis) and Achievement motivation and significant difference between emotional intelligence and achievement motivation among college students across gender. The sample was chosen through purposive random sampling on 114 college students out of 57 were males and 57 were females. The tool of the study was emotional Intelligence quotient scale (Bar-On, 1997) containing 90 items and Achievement motivation scale questionnaire (13 to 20 years) by Deo Mohan containing 5 picture of girls 5 pictures for boys and containing 20 questions, which can help respondents to make a story on related pictures. It was hypothesized that emotional intelligence as well as components of emotional intelligence are positively and significantly related with achievement motivation. Data analysed by using mean, S. D, Pearson product moment correlation and independent sample t-test. The findings of this study suggested that Emotional intelligence and achievement motivation were positively and significantly related. Also, checked out if gender difference exists with regards to emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation. It was found that there is no significant difference in the level of emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation among college students across their gender.