Emotional Intelligence and Anxiety among Under Graduate Students

Abstract

In the present study, the researchers have attempted to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety among undergraduate students of Assam, India. The tool which was used to assess emotional intelligence was Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT 2009) and for anxiety, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (1988). The sample includes 117 young adults, 50 boys and 67 girls. The study found that there was no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety. The study also suggested that there was no significant relationship between boys and girls with respect to emotional intelligence, but there was a significant relationship between boys and girls with respect to anxiety.