Sex and Socioeconomic Status Influence on Emotional Intelligence among College Students

The main aim of the study is to examine the influence of sex and socioeconomic status (SES) on emotional intelligence of college students. It was hypothesized that: (1) Sex factor will affect significantly on emotional intelligence of college students. (2) SES factor will affect significantly on emotional intelligence of college students. (3) Interaction between sex and SES factors will affect significantly on emotional intelligence of college students. 360 undergraduate college students were selected by using random sampling method from various colleges of the Kolhapur and Sangli city. 2×3 factorial research design was used. Factor sex varies at two levels viz. male and female as well as SES varies at three levels viz. upper, middle and lower SES. Sex and SES are independent variables while emotional intelligence is dependent variable. The obtained data has been analyzed by using two-way ANOVA and Scheffe's post-hoc multiple comparison test. The findings revealed that the sex factor of college students does not affect significantly on emotional intelligence. SES factor of college students affect significantly on emotional intelligence. Sex and SES factors of college students interaction does not affect significantly on emotional intelligence. Upper SES students are having high emotional intelligence than lower SES and middle SES students.