Stress, emotional intelligence and self-esteem among college students during 2nd wave COVID-19

Abstract

The present study is to investigate relationship between Stress, emotional intelligence and self-esteem among college students during COVID-19. Method: Cross sectional design was used in this study. The sample size would be 100, age group between 18-28 years. Random sampling technique was used. This study used tools like Sheldon Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Mangal’s Emotional intelligence inventory & Rosenberg’s Self-esteem scales. Result revealed that stress has significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and self-esteem. The coefficient correlation of stress is negatively corelated with intrapersonal awareness, interpersonal awareness, interpersonal management, and emotional intelligence and positively correlate with self-esteem and intrapersonal management. And result depicts that there are no differences in stress, Emotional intelligence, and self-esteem variables with respect to age group (18-21,22-26) Stress has an impact in variable like self-esteem and emotional intelligence on COVID-19. COVID-19 has play major role in stress of college students. There are many other factors that are affected by covid-19. However, many precaution have been emerged which has controls on the effect that causes physiological problem. Psychological problems should also be kept in mind.