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A Study on Social Intelligence Among Emerging Adults


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1 Department of Human Development and Family Study, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Agriculture Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
     

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A study on social intelligence among emerging adults was carried out in Dharwad, Hubli and Ranibennur cities, Karnataka state. The sample for the study comprised of 659 graduating emerging adults among them 198 respondents from medical stream, 164 respondents from engineering stream and 297 respondents from agriculture streams were selected. General information schedule was used to collect background information and Social intelligence scale by Dr. Mathur (2007) was used to assess social intelligence among graduating emerging adults. Results revealed that majority of the agriculture graduating emerging adults were observed in high level social intelligence. There was significant association between subject stream and social intelligence. Female graduating emerging adults poses high social intelligent than male graduating emerging adults.


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Emerging Adults, Social Intelligence, Subject Stream.
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Authors

V. S. Nayak
Department of Human Development and Family Study, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
V. S. Yadav
Department of Agriculture Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India

Abstract


A study on social intelligence among emerging adults was carried out in Dharwad, Hubli and Ranibennur cities, Karnataka state. The sample for the study comprised of 659 graduating emerging adults among them 198 respondents from medical stream, 164 respondents from engineering stream and 297 respondents from agriculture streams were selected. General information schedule was used to collect background information and Social intelligence scale by Dr. Mathur (2007) was used to assess social intelligence among graduating emerging adults. Results revealed that majority of the agriculture graduating emerging adults were observed in high level social intelligence. There was significant association between subject stream and social intelligence. Female graduating emerging adults poses high social intelligent than male graduating emerging adults.


Keywords


Emerging Adults, Social Intelligence, Subject Stream.

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