EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES

Abstract

The present study investigated Emotional Intelligence among male and female. The research sample was comprised of one hundred and sixty subjects (N = 160) who were categorized in two groups.. They were eighty males (n = 80) and eighty females (n = 80) from N.W.F.P. Snowball sampling technique was used to select subjects. Personal information sheet was used to obtain the demographic information. Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) was used to find out the level of emotional intelligence among the subjects. Gender difference on Emotional Quotient Inventory reveals that Males have high emotional intelligence as compare to females (t=4.522, p<.01).