Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well Being among Young Adults

The aim of the study was to examine if there is any relationship between emotional intelligence and Psychological Well Being among Young Adults. It was conducted on a group of 60 subjects, where 30 subjects were female and 30 subjects were male. All the subjects were within the age range of 20-40. The Mangal’s Emotional Intelligence Inventory (MEII) by Dr. S.K Mangal and Mrs. Shubra Mangal was given to examine the emotional intelligence of the subjects, and Ryff’s Psychological Well Being Scale (RPWBS) by Mrs. Carol Ryff was given to examine the level of Psychological Well Being. The Data was coded for computer analysis and analyzed. Means and standard deviations were computed. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to examine the relationship between variables. Two tailed tests of significance were used and 0.05 levels of significance were set for interpreting the data. Figures have been rounded off to the nearest two decimal places. It was found that there is significant positive correlation between the Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well being and gender differences were not significant in Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well Being.