Emotional Intelligence and Anxiety at Workplace:Study on Security Personnel Employed in Educational Institution

Security personnel associated with risk taking jobs are prone to anxiety and stress that far outweighs employees in other job sectors. Earlier studies show that anxiety and other stress related emotions often affect the performance of security persons. Keeping this in mind, the present study was designed to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety of security personnel. Data were collected from 104 security personnel randomly selected from a nationally reputed academic institute located in Eastern India. Test of emotional intelligence and anxiety were used for data collection. The study reported a statistically significant and inverse-relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety. The study proposes some of the possible coping strategies for security personnel while dealing with anxiety. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed along with its scope for future research.