Mental Health in Relation to Emotional Intelligence among University Students

Vishal Yadav; Naveen; Trayambak Tiwari; Anju L. Singh

Mental Health in Relation to Emotional Intelligence among University Students

Vishal Yadav ¹, Naveen ¹, Trayambak Tiwari ², Anju L. Singh ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Cognitive Science Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Psychology, Vasanta Kanya Mahavidhyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Emotional intelligence has often been found as a significant marker of mental health. In this pursuit, the present study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health among university students. A sample of 80 participants was taken out of which 40 were male and 40 female students within the age range of 16-20 years from Banaras Hindu University. Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health of the participants were assessed, Pearson r yielded positive correlation between mental health and emotional intelligence, (r = 0.31, p<0.01).