Differences in Happiness and Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents and Adults

Happiness across the life span shows different thoughts across ages. Most college students recalled college life as compared to work life to be the best as it denoted less responsibility, more freedom and tun (Baumgardner, 1989-2001). Happy and unhappy people may differ considerably on their use of particular emotion regulation strategies. The present study which aimed at finding out the "Differences in Happiness and Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents and Adults" was conducted on a sample of 150 which was divided into college students belonging to the first group, adolescents (n=75) and working individuals belonging to the second group, adults (n=75) from Bangalore. Two tools were used for the study namely, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). The findings of the study indicate that statistically no significant difference was found between Adolescence and Adults with regard to their level of Happiness but a significant difference was found in their Emotional intelligence between the two groups, where adults are found to be more emotionally intelligent than the adolescence.