Prediction of Perception of Home environment of Indian Adolescents basic of their Emotional Intelligence

The major objectives of the study were to find out whether adolescents’ perception of 10 dimensions of home environment could be predicted by their emotional intelligence and gender difference, if any, in the said prediction. The sample comprised 600 adolescents (300 girls; 300 boys) aged 12 through 15 years of Kolkata. Area, stratified and multi-stage random sampling were used to select the sample. Standardized tools viz., Home Environment Inventory, Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory, Socio-Economic Status Scale were administered for data collection. Multiple Regression Analyses revealed:- i) adolescents’ perception of most dimensions of home environment could be significantly predicted by their emotional intelligence ii) gender difference in the said predictions did not emerge.