A STUDY ON STUDENTS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SELF ESTEEM abstract

This study was conducted to identify the relationship between self-esteem and emotional intelligence among students of Kendriya Vidyalya School, Mathana, Kurukshetra. Respondents were 500 randomly selected students aged 15-17. The instruments used for the study were the Rosenberg Self-Evaluation Scale (RSES) and the Self-Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence. Findings show that there was a significant relationship between self-esteem and emotional intelligence among school students. In addition, the data showed that self-esteem among the students in this study was moderate, while the level of EI was high. The results can be used as a reference for students, advisors, lecturers, university management and for other research purposes
Keywords: Emotions, emotional intelligence and self-esteem.