Maladaptive Attachment and Emotional Intelligence: A Comparative Study Between Married and Unmarried Group

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Depression. The study was conducted on the sample of 90 people aged between 18-40 years. The sample included 45 Married Individuals and 45 Unmarried Individuals. The sampling method that was used was Purposive sampling. The following study attempts to show the relationship of Emotional Intelligence and Maladaptive Attachment. The emotional intelligence is defined in terms of self- control, well-being, sociability, Emotionality. Emotional Intelligence (EI) includes the capacity to known and manages emotions of one’s own self and also to deal effectively with others. Emotions significantly influence the relationship that is present between people. Maladaptive behaviors targeted in ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) can include extreme tantrums, excessive and interfering self-stimulating behaviors, feeding limitations, aggression, self injury, elopement (running away) and sleep interfering behaviors. Hence, it was found that there exists both negative and positive correlation between and within both the groups married and unmarried.