Relation of mental health with emotional intelligence among college going girls

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the relation of mental health with emotional intelligence among college going girls of rural and urban area. The investigator used Emotional intelligence scale by Dr. Arun kumar and Professor Suraksha pal and mental health scale by Dr.(smt.) Kamlesh Sharma to test the emotional intelligence and mental health of the sample. The sample (N=100) 18- to 20-year-old. Undergraduate girls were taken through purposive random sampling from various degree college of Ara city and New Delhi. Correlation analysis was used to find out the relationship of variable emotional intelligence and five dimensions (self-awareness, managing emotions, maturity, empathy, social skill) of emotional intelligence with mental health. Further the t-test was applied to know the significant difference between emotional intelligence and mental health of the girls living in rural and urban area. The result indicated that there is positive relation between emotional intelligence and four dimensions of emotional intelligence (managing emotions, maturity, empathy, social skill). The relationship is negative between the self-awareness dimension of emotional intelligence and mental health. Further a significant difference was found between emotional intelligence and mental health of the girls living in rural and urban area.