Emotional Intelligence as Predictor of Mental Health among Normal and Chronic Disease Group

The current study investigates the impact of emotional intelligence on mental health among normal healthy individuals and chronic disease group. This study is based on primary as well as secondary data that has been collected from the various sources. Sample size of the study is 400 respondents (200 normal healthy individuals, 200 chronic disease group individuals). Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Intelligence (MMEI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were used for the purpose of data collection. In statistical tools Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Step-Wise Multiple Regression has been applied. The major findings of the study shows that various factors of emotional intelligence is significantly associated with mental health and further Step-wise multiple regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence is significant predictor of mental health.