Emotional intelligence and locus of control: A correlational study among secondary school students from Kochin metro city

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and locus of control (LOC) of adolescents from Kochi Metro City. Data were collected from a stratified random sample of 282 secondary school students in the age range 13-17(56 boys and 226 girls), selected from the secondary schools of Kochi metro city (Kerala, India). The data collected by administering the Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Malayalam Version of Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, were analysed with the help of SPSS. Gender, type of family and socio-economic status were found to have significant differential influence on emotional intelligence of the students. Girls coming from extended families of high SES were found to have better emotional intelligence than other groups. Though gender exert a significant differential influence on locus of control of the students, neither type of family nor SES have any significant differential effect on LOC. A significant positive correlation exists between EI and LOC of the adolescents from Kochi metro city. No significant difference was observed in the sub-samples based on gender, type of family and socio-economic status with respect to the correlation between the variables.