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| Published: December 09, 2024

The Study of Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Anxiety Among Young Adults

Dr. T. Veeramani

Principal, Dept. Psychology, Government Arts college, Coimbatore, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, M. Shanmathi

PhD Scholar, Dept. Psychology, Government Arts college, Coimbatore, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.164.20241204

DOI: 10.25215/1204.164

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Emotional intelligence is defined as “the capability of a person to manage and control his or her emotions and possess the ability to control the emotions of others as well. In other words, they can influence the emotions of other people also”. Anxiety is defined as “an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure. People with anxiety disorders usually have recurring intrusive thoughts or concerns.” The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety among young adults. The scales used in this study is Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory Scale (S. K Mangal and Shubra Mangal 2004) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale (STAI) (C.D. Spielberg, R.L. Gorsuch, R.E. Lushene (1983). The purposive sampling technique was used for the study and the total sample size is 150. Correlation was used to analyse the data. And the result shows that there is no significant relation between Emotional intelligence and Anxiety, therefore Alternate hypothesis is rejected, and Null Hypothesis is accepted.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.164.20241204

10.25215/1204.164

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Published in   Volume 12, Issue 4, October- December, 2024