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Mental Health in Relation to Emotional Intelligence among University Students


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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
     

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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).

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, Adolescents.
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Authors

Vishal Yadav
Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Naveen
Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Trayambak Tiwari
Cognitive Science Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anju L. Singh
Department of Psychology, Vasanta Kanya Mahavidhyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


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).

Keywords


Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, Adolescents.