Global Emotional Intelligence and Six Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence in Indian and Foreign Students with respect to DemographicVariables – (A Comparative Study)

Abstract

The concept of Emotional Intelligence has become a very interesting topic of psychological research in recent years. Emotional intelligence is still not completely understood, but the important thing is that Emotions play a very critical role in the overall quality of personal and professional lives. The purpose of the present research was to study Emotional Intelligence among Indian and Foreign Students with respect to demographic variables ( Gender, age , Educational Qualification, Marital Status , Level of Sociability , Birth Order, Socioeconomic Status and Religion ) – A comparative study . Sample consisted of 400 students . 200 Men and 200 Women .The age range of 20 to 35 years from different Ph.D , M.Phil and MA courses . The sample was drawn from education institutes such as Osmania University ( OU ) , English and Foreign Language University (E F L U) , Hyderabad Central University (HCU) and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University ( JNTU ) India . The number of 32 foreign countries studied and compared with Indian students in this research . Tools used in the present study to collect data was Emotional Intelligence Inventory N Shutte (1998). Later the data was analyzed by using ANOVA , Independent t , Mean Score , Standard Deviation and Pearson Correlation . Results presented that there was no significant differences between Indian and Foreign students with respect to total score of Emotional Intelligence but it was found that Foreign students showed higher Emotional Intelligence as compared to Indian students in two Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence 1Other’s Emotion ( Understanding and recognizing other people’s emotion ) and 2Optimism (A mental attitude or world view that interprets situations and events as being best ). It was concluded from this study that there was no differences between Girls and Boys with respect to Emotional Intelligence . It was also found that Foreign students showed higher emotional intelligence as compared to Indian students as regards to age group between 25-30 . Results also indicated that there was no statistically significant differences between Indian and Foreign students in Emotional Intelligence with respect to the other Demographic variables included to : ( Gender , Educational Qualification, Marital Status , Level of Sociability , Birth Order, Socioeconomic Status and Religion ) in this study.