Emotional Intelligence and Stress among Bank Employees

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to find relationship between emotional intelligence and stress among the bank employees working in government and private banks of Shahada city of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra. For the present study 100 employees (50 government and 50 private) were selected randomly using convenience sampling. The Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Anukool Hyde,Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dahr and Occupational Stress Index by Shrivastav and Singh were used. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and t-test. The results indicate a negative correlation between emotional intelligence and stress among bank employees. There is a significant difference between employees with high emotional intelligence and low emotional intelligence for stress, employees with high emotional intelligence experience less stress than the employees with low emotional intelligence, also employees of private bank experience more stress compared to government bank employees.