JOB INVOLVEMENT IN RELATION TO EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF THE HEADS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WEST BENGAL

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job involvement (JI) among the Heads of Bengali-medium higher secondary (HS) schools in West Bengal and how all of the dimensions of the former can predict the latter. The researchers also intended to determine which dimension of EI has the most significant influence on the JI. The study used a descriptive, quantitative, and co-relational survey research design. The sample consists of 80 individuals selected through a stratified random sampling technique. The researchers used the Emotional Intelligence Scale (adapted from Hyde, Pethe, and Dhar's Scale, 2011) and the Job Involvement Scale (adapted from Dhar, Dhar, and Srivastava's Scale, 2011) to collect data. Then the datasets were analysed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis). The findings of this study revealed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.529) between emotional intelligence and job involvement. The multiple regression analyses show that all emotional intelligence dimensions could predict a 41% variance in their job involvement. Besides, the results of hierarchical multiple regressions indicate that self-motivation (one dimension of EI) can significantly predict a 52.5% variance in job involvement (the highest prediction) of the Heads under consideration. These findings may help readers better understand how emotional intelligence affects job involvement among the Heads of Bengali-medium HS schools in West Bengal. It may serve as a basis to organise targeted employee development programmes for the Heads of HS schools to strengthen their emotional intelligence and promote a culture of job involvement for the overall effectiveness of the schools.