Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Personality Among Adolescents

The present study was an attempt to investigate the relationship and significance of mean difference between emotional intelligence and personality among adolescents. The sample of 200 adolescents of IX and X classes with age range between 14 to 16 years who were administered psychological tests i.e. Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (Schutte et al., 1998) and Personality Test, NEO-PI-R (Costa & McCrea, 1992). Product Moment Method was used to see the relationships between Emotional intelligence and personality. Results reveal that Emotional intelligence is significantly positive correlated with all five factors of personality except neuroticism. To see the significant mean difference, t- test was used. Result shows that Boys and Girls are significantly differ on emotional intelligence, and neuroticism, extra version and openness the measures of personality.