"Emotional Intelligence of Adolescence in Relation to Self Concept "

Abstract

Emotional Intelligence is one of the latest "buzz word" in organizations and has created great interest in researchers, educators and mental health professionals. Emotional Intelligence is what gives a person competitive edge. Building once Emotional Intelligence has lifelong impact. . It helps us to appreciate our daily encounter with ourselves and others. It is largely influenced by ones self-concept. The main objectives of the study are to find out whether there is significant relationship exists between self concept and Emotional Intelligence of adolescence. Sample of 800 students studying in X standard of Bangalore urban and rural schools were selected using random sampling technique. It is found that there is significant relationship between self concept and Emotional Intelligence of adolescents.