The Nexus of Peer Group Environment with Emotional Intelligence: A Statistical Analysis

Shah Saud, Arshad Khan Bangash and Syed Rashid Ali
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Shah Saud: MPhil Sociology, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Pakistan
Arshad Khan Bangash: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Pakistan
Syed Rashid Ali: Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, AWKUM, Mardan, Pakistan

Global Social Sciences Review, 2016, vol. 1, issue 2, 45-58

Abstract: This study investigates the association of emotional intelligence with influencing social factors with in peer group environment. The data are collected from 234 students of two male and one female public sector colleges at Mardan. Using Chi square and Gamma tests, the results reveal significant association of peer group environment with emotional intelligence. Within the case of peer group environment mutual cooperation, regular interaction, sharing and respecting each other's opinion is positively associated with emotional intelligence. In the light of these results, the study recommends that peers should be sensitized to their role and interaction with adolescents in order to get better results in terms of balanced emotional intelligence.

Keywords: Peer Group Environment; Emotional Intelligence; Association; Chi Square; Statistical Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2016(I-II).04

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