A Study on the Level of Emotional Intelligence among Academicians in Chennai

Abstract

Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient is a concept which is giving its importance in the recent
days. It refers to the capability of an individual to understand, express and control his own emotions and to handle
interpersonal relationship in a positive manner. This paper is aimed at studying the Emotional intelligence of
academicians and their impact on the wellbeing of the students. The sample size is 100. Data has been collected
from both the Gender. Academicians with various years of experience has been considered for this study. The
researcher has collected data using a standard questionnaire which was constructed and developed by Wong et al.,
(Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence scale WLEIS). Data has been analyzed with different statistical tools and the
results are interpreted.