ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN STRESS COPING STRATEGIES

Abstract

The current study aims to determine the role of emotional intelligence in stress coping strategies. The present study was comprised of 300 participants (n = 300) out of which (n = 150) were males and (n = 150) were females. The convenient sampling technique has been used to draw the sample.  Self-Report Measure of Emotional Intelligence Test (SRMEI) (Khan.R.A, Kamal.A, 2010), Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) (Tobin. D.L, 1984, 2001) has been administered for emotional intelligence and stress coping strategies respectively. Pearson Coefficient of Correlation method and Regression Model was used to obtain relationship among variables and results were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to test the statistical significance of the relationship between the variables. Findings of present study has suggested that, there is strong and significant positive relationship between EI and Problem – focused engagement stress coping strategy (p < 0.01), whereas, weak correlation between EI and Emotion – focused engagement stress coping strategy which is statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Likewise, EI has negative associations with Problem – focused and Emotion Focused disengagement but it is also insignificant (p > 0.05). Gender differences have also been observed among all variables. Independent and depend variables have seemed influenced by demographic (age, education, Socioeconomic status and marital status) as well, which were also kept as constant variables.