A Study of Emotional Intelligence and Gender Differences among Boarders and Day Scholars

The present study was carried out to understand the gender differences and emotional intelligence among Day scholars and Borders. In this study, two groups (Day scholars & Boarders) were compared on emotional intelligence and gender differences. The total samples consisted of 400 subjects that are equally divided into two groups and two levels of gender. All subjects were evaluated to match their educational level and SES (Social Economic status). The subjects were selected from boarding schools and day schools in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The age range of the subject varied from 14 to 17 years. In this study, factorial research design and Emotional Intelligence Scale were used to measure Gender differences and Emotional Intelligence of the subjects. The results indicate that both the groups Day scholar and Boarder differ significantly from each other on some dimensions of emotional intelligence. The study further indicates that boys and girls also differ significantly from each other on a few dimensions of emotional.