Depression and Emotional Intelligence among University Students

Abstract

The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between depression and emotional intelligence among the university students in the Bangladeshi cultural context. For this purpose, 1128 students from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, were investigated. The participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Required data were collected from the participants by administering the Bangla version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). The statistical software SPSS (version 22) was used to analyze the data with descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses. Results revealed a significant inverse relationship between depression and emotional intelligence among the university students. Moreover, emotional intelligence was found to be a protective factor of depression. It was also found that the severe and moderate depression rate was higher among females than males. Additionally, male students showed slightly higher emotional intelligence than female.