Study of Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents in Relation to Self Confidence

The main objective of present study was to find out the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Self Confidence of Adolescents. To achieve this objective, Emotional Intelligence test by Prof. K.S.Misra (2008) and Self-Confidence inventory by Dr. R. Agnihotri (1987) were used. The sample consists of 200 adolescents of various school selected randomly from Ludhiana District of Punjab, India. The sample was equally categorized between Male Female and Urban Rural adolescents. The results revealed that there exists a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and self confidence of adolescents. It means that emotional intelligence affects the self confidence of adolescents.