Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Ranjan Pattnaik ¹, Rabindra Kumar Pradhan ¹, Lalatendu Kesari Jena ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, IN

Abstract

Security personnel associated with risk taking jobs are prone to anxiety and stress that far outweighs employees in other job sectors. Earlier studies show that anxiety and other stress related emotions often affect the performance of security persons. Keeping this in mind, the present study was designed to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety of security personnel. Data were collected from 104 security personnel randomly selected from a nationally reputed academic institute located in Eastern India. Test of emotional intelligence and anxiety were used for data collection. The study reported a statistically significant and inverse-relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety. The study proposes some of the possible coping strategies for security personnel while dealing with anxiety. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed along with its scope for future research.

Keywords

Anxiety, Coping Mechanism, Emotional Intelligence, Security Personnel, Educational Institutions.

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Debakanta Sarangi ¹, Rabindra Kumar Pradhan ², Lalatendu Kesari Jena ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar Sambalpur, Odisha, IN
2 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, IN
3 Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Human capital is not a rigid or absolute entity in its characteristics, and interestingly its value changes from context to context. There are various potent factors which help in optimizing this intangible capital to its highest. The factors like emotion and intellect are always at the center of discussion in human affairs providing the bedrock for developing psychological competencies. Present day literature supports the fact that emotional intelligence is an important ingredient to prepare the elixir of success be it in professional world or in personal sphere. Hence, the present empirical study has tried to explore the dynamics of emotional intelligence that shares with two important factors such as organizational role stress and job satisfaction in Indian public and private sector industries. The findings have revealed that there exists significant difference between public and private sector organizations with regard to job satisfaction. The study has also disclosed that irrespective of sectors emotional intelligence stands negative correlated with organizational role stress. Thus, organization needs to recruit people, train people and develop people in the area of emotional intelligence so that they can handle pressure, multiple job-roles and produce better performance.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Role Stress, Job Satisfaction, India.

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