IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS OF FARIDABAD CITY

Authors

  • Moumita Samanta
  • Dr Rashmi Dwivedi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/ephijer.v9i1.164

Keywords:

Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement

Abstract

This research was conducted to see the relation between emotional intelligence and academic performance among boys and girls of Faridabad city situated in NCR. It has been established that emotional intelligence is a key factor in the academic success of a student. In the present study, descriptive survey method was used to obtain pertinent and precise information. The sample consists of 600 students (300 Males 300 Females) selected from schools of Faridabad by using multi stage cluster sampling technique. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to study Emotional Intelligence of the students. It consists of 60 items having 12 items of each of five dimensions namely Self -Awareness, Self-regulation Motivation ,Empathy and Social Skills . T-test  and  Pearson’s Product Moment Co-efficient of Correlation Methods are used for data analysis.  The result reveals that there is a positive relationship between Academic Achievement and Emotional intelligence with respect to gender and type of school however there is difference in term of grade ,XIth class students have higher emotional intelligence and so found ahead academic pursuit .It may be feeling less stressed after their secondary examination .



Author Biographies

Moumita Samanta

Research Scholar, NIMS University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Dr Rashmi Dwivedi

Assistant Professor, NIMS University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

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Published

2025-05-31