Demographic Correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Life Satisfaction

By : Arunavo Bairagi, Biplob Kumar Dey, Abdur Rahman, Asoke Kumar Saha, Noor Muhammad, Tariqul Islam

Page No: 217-228

Abstract
The study aimed to find a demographic correlation between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction of students of the Chattogram district in Bangladesh. The sample consisted of 160 (80 males and 80 females) students who were selected purposively from the Chottrogram district in Bangladesh. Their age ranges were from 18 years to 25 years. The Bangla version of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) (Hossain and Uddin, 2008) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Ilyas, 2001) were used to measure emotional intelligence and life satisfaction. The findings of the present study showed that female students were significantly more emotional intelligence (t = -4.99, df = 158, p <.001) and life satisfaction (t = -6.24, df = 158, p <.001) than male students. The MS students showed more emotional intelligence (F = 8.18, df = 4, p <.001) and life satisfaction (F = 7.00, df = 4, p <.001) than first, second, third, and fourth-year undergraduate student. Findings also showed that students whose family income was above 30000 taka showed more emotional intelligence (F = 6.84, df = 2, p <.001) and life satisfaction (F = 3.40, df = 2, p <.04) than students whose family income was lower. Finally, a positive correlation (r = .85**, p <.01) was found between emotional intelligence and the life satisfaction. The findings are used to recommend that university authorities should provide, scholarship programs, counseling, and guidance service for a student especially for poor undergraduate students, so that they will be productive citizens.

Authors :
Arunavo Bairagi : Associate Professor – Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Biplob Kumar Dey : Associate Professor – Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Abdur Rahman : Professor – Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh.
Asoke Kumar Saha : Professor – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Noor Muhammad : Professor – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tariqul Islam : Ex-MS Student – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2023.18.02.7