Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem Among Adolescent Orphans and Non-Orphans

The present study is conducted to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem among adolescent orphans and non- orphans of age 12 to 18 years. A total of 120 samples are collected from Kerala for this study. In the present study researchers used the instruments such as Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale, Emotional intelligence scale by Hyde, Pethe and Dhar and personal data sheet to collect the data. The statistical technique used in the present study is Student’s t-test and Pearson’s coefficient of correlation. The results indicate that there is a significant difference in emotional intelligence and self-esteem among orphans and non-orphans. Study also found that there is a positive correlation between emotional intelligence and self-esteem among both adolescent orphans and non- orphans.