A comparitive Study Of Emotional Intelligence, Self Esteem And Perceived Stress Among Smokers And Non Smokers

Abstract

The currentexploration was aim toward explore the difference between emotional intelligence, self-esteem and stress among smokers and non-smokers. Purposive sampling technique (define) is used in the research for collecting data. For the present research sample of 250 was taken i.e. (N=125 smokers) and (N=125 nonsmokers) was taken from two different cites universities and colleges with age range 19-25 years. Scale of emotional intelligence, Rosenberg self-esteem and Perceived stress scalewas utilized as evaluation measure. T-test was performed to find out difference on smokers and non-smokers. Pearson product moment correlation was performed to find out correlation in self-esteem, emotional intelligence and stress among smokers and non-smokers.The results revealed that there was major difference between emotional intelligence, self-esteem and stress among smokers and non-smokers and that there is high level of emotional intelligence and self-esteem among non-smokers then smokers and high level of perceived smokers then nonsmokers.