BONA FIDE CERTIFICATE

Rev. Fr. Dr. J. PAUL, Ph.D. (USA)

Principal & Secretary

Pope John Paul II College of Education

Reddiarpalayam

Puducherry-10

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Emotional Intelligence of

Higher Secondary Students” is a bona fide record of research done by

A.SIVAMADY submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

MASTER OF EDUCATION to the Department of Education, Pope John Paul II

College of Education affiliated to the Pondicherry University. She, a full-time student

of the academic year 2013-14 has prepared the dissertation under the guidance and

supervision of Mr. R. JOHN LOUIS MANOHARAN, Ph.D.

Place:

Date: PRINCIPAL

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 CERTIFICATE BY THE SUPERVISOR

Mr. R. JOHN LOUIS MANOHARAN, Ph.D.

Department of Education

Pope John Paul II College of Education

Reddiarpalayam

Puducherry-10

I, R. JOHN LOUIS MANOHARAN, Ph.D., do hereby certify that the

dissertation entitiled “Emotional Intelligence of Higher Secondary Students” is a

bona fide record of research done by A.SIVAMADY submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF EDUCATION under my

guidance. The subject on which the project has been conducted is her original work

and it has not previously formed the basis for the award of any candidate of any

Degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship or other similar titles.

Place:

Date: SUPERVISOR

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 DECLARATION

A.SIVAMADY

M.Ed. Student

Department of Education

Pope John Paul II College of Education

Reddiarpalayam

Puducherry-10

I hereby declare that the dissertation entitled “Emotional Intelligence of

Higher Secondary Students” is my original work done in partial fulfillment of the

M.Ed. degree offered by the Department of Education, Pope John Paul II College of

Education affiliated to the Pondicherry University. This research has not previously

formed the basis for the award of any candidate of any Degree, Diploma,

Associateship, Fellowship or other similar titles to the best of my knowledge.

Place:

Date: CANDIDATE

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my profound gratitude to God almighty who had constantly

showered his grace upon me and helped me to complete this work successfully.

I owe my sincere and profound thanks to Rev.Fr.J.Paul, Ph.D. (USA),

Principal, Pope John Paul II College of Education, whose kind administration and

encouragement enabled me to undertake the present study.

Efficient guidance, valuable suggestions and constant support are the hallmark

of my guide, Dr.R.John Louis Manoharan, Department of Education, Pope John Paul

II College of Education. I profusely express my heartfelt thanks to him for constantly

guiding me all through the investigation.

I would like to express my thanks to my lecturers Dr.I.Christie Doss,

Dr.S.Ganapathi, for their constant support and their help during the study.

I am thankful to Mrs.R.T. Vijaya, Librarian and Mr.M. Prasad, Assistant

Librarian for assisting me in collecting necessary resourceful books.

I express my love and gratitude to my husband A.Antoniraj, daughters

A.Austine and A.Abigail, my parents and my in-laws who had constantly supported

me through out this course.

I wish to express my thanks to the Principals, Head Masters, Lecturers and

students of various schools in Pondicherry for their timely help and co-operation

during the data collection.

A.SIVAMADY

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE Page
No.

BONA FIDE CERTIFICATE i

CERTIFICATE BY THE SUPERVISOR ii

DECLARATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF TABLES viii

CHAPTER-I

INTRODUCTION

1.01 General Introduction 1

1.02 Education in India 2

1.03 Intelligence 2

1.04 Emotions 5

1.05 Type of Emotions 7

1.06 Emotional Intelligence 7

1.07 Emotional Intelligence and other Factors 10

1.08 Attributes of Emotional Intelligence 17

1.09 Components of Emotional Intelligence 17

1.10 Need for the study 20

1.11 Statement of the problem 21

1.12 Significance of the problem 21

1.13 Operational Definition of the terms used 21

1.14 Objectives of the problem 24

1.15 Hypothesis of the study 25

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1.16 Delimitations of the study 26

1.17 Overview 26

CHAPTER-II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction 28

2.2 Importance of the Review 29

2.3 Studies related to Emotional Intelligence conducted in India 29

2.4 Studies related to Emotional Intelligence conducted abroad 43

2.5 Conclusion 56

CHAPTER-III

RESEARCH DESIGN

3.1 Introduction 58

3.2 Research Method 58

3.3 Sample of the study 59

3.4 Tool used in the study 60

3.5 Reliability of the tool 62

3.6 Validity of the tool 62

3.7 Administration of the tool 63

3.8 Scoring Procedure 64

3.9 Statistical techniques used 66

3.10 Conclusion 66

CHAPTER-IV

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

4.1 Introduction 67

4.2 Scheme of the study 67

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4.3 Level of Significance 68

4.4 Testing of Hypothesis 69

4.5 Conclusion 80

CHAPTER-V

SUMMARY, MAJOR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS,

RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Introduction 81

5.2 Need for the Study 81

5.3 Statement of the problem 82

5.4 Significance of the study 83

5.5 Objectives of the study 83

5.6 Hypotheses of the study 84

5.7 Major Findings 85

5.8 Conclusions 87

5.9 Recommendations 88

5.10 Suggestions for Further Research 90

5.11 Conclusion 91

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

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 LIST OF TABLES

S.NO. DESCRIPTION Page No.

1 Table showing the list of Background variables 59

2 Table showing the Correlation matrix of the four areas of the 62

inventory
3 Table showing the scoring scheme of the Emotional 64
Intelligence Inventory
4 Table showing the main feature of the Manual of Emotional 65
Intelligence Inventory
5 Table showing the Mean, Median, Mode and Standard 69
Deviation of Emotional Intelligence of the whole sample
6 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviaton 70
and‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of male and
female students
7 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 71
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of private
and government school students.
8 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 72
and‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of urban and
rural school students.
9 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 73
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of science
and arts group students.
10 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 74
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of backward
caste and SC/ ST students.
11 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 75
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of students
based in relation to type of family.

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12 Table showing ANOVA of the emotional intelligence scores 76
of higher secondary students based on parental educational
qualification.
13 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 77
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of students
based on Parent Occupation.
14 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 78
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of in relation
to their family income.
15 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 79
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of students
with respect to the number of siblings.
16 Table showing the Mean, standard deviation, mean deviation 80
and ‘t’ value of the emotional intelligence scores of first order
birth students and other students.

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