A correlational study of family relationship and emotional intelligence among the college going girls

The present study was conducted to assess the relationship between family relationship and emotional intelligence among 100 college going girls between the age range of 18 to 22 years. Sample was taken from local degree colleges of Ara (Bihar) by the purposive random sampling method. The questionnaire was used –family relationship scale and emotional intelligence scale. After data collection, pearson’s product moment coefficient correlation was applied to find relationship between two variables. The study showed a significant moderate positive correlation between family relationship and emotional intelligence, which means that those college going girls having average level of family relationship were found to have average level of emotional intelligence while girls having poor range of family relationship have low level of emotional intelligence. Higher emotional intelligence of college going girls is significantly associated with high level of family relationship. This study provides empirical evidence that family relationship, significantly influence emotional intelligence.