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The main purpose of the study was to find out the gender differences on emotional intelligence and emotional maturity of the high school students. It was also the aim of the study to establish a relationship between the emotional intelligence and emotional maturity of the school students. For it, two tests i.e.; Mangal test's Emotional Intelligence and Yashvir Singh and Bhargava's test of Emotional Maturity were administered to 400 high school students. The results of the study show that on emotional intelligence male and female students differed significantly; and male students had more emotional intelligence. The females were better on self motivation and empathy whereas the males were better on social skills. On the emotional maturity variable, significant differences were found on the basis of gender of the students, where the males were more emotionally matured. There is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and emotional maturity.
Keywords: emotional intelligence, emotional maturity, school students
Emotional intelligence is a new concept in these days which needs to be researched in the school settings. It is the ability to understand emotions and their causes as well as the capability of regulating these emotions in one's self and in others effectively.
Emotional intelligence has, in recent years, been popularized and the research into its many components has multiplied. It is the latest development in understanding the relation between reason and emotion. Emotional intelligence is the single most important factor in predicting success and the other important factors are: technical skills, specific knowledge, mental abilities, physical fitness, physical appearance, and interest in a particular type of work, aspirations and career goals and life circumstances that either support or hinder performance.
Historically speaking, the term 'emotional intelligence' was introduced in 1990 by two American University professors Dr. John Mayer and Dr. Peter Salovey in their attempt to develop a scientific measure for knowing the difference in people's ability in the areas of emotion. However, the credit for popularizing the concept of emotional intelligence goes to another American psychologist Daniel Goleman ( 1995).
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