FAMILY STRUCTURE AS DETERMINANT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF ADOLESCENTS

Authors

  • Farhan Kamrani Assistant Professor
  • Hina Ayaz Assistant Professor
  • Saba Mumtaz Spiritual Therapist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1009

Abstract

The present study analyzed the predictive association of family structure and emotional intelligence, family structure wise difference and gender difference in emotional intelligence of adolescents. After literature review following hypotheses were formulated: (1) Family structure will predict the emotional intelligence of the participants; (2) There will be a significant difference in the emotional intelligence of the participants from joint and nuclear families; (3) There would be gender difference in emotional intelligence. A sample comprising 400 adolescents, (200 belonging to joint and 200 to nuclear families) with mean age 14.49 (SD=+1.29) was drawn from various schools of Karachi, Pakistan.  Consent form, demographic form, and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire for Adolescents (TEIQue-ASF) (Petrides et al, 2006) were administered. Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and t-test were calculated. Results indicate that family structure does not predict emotional intelligence while the mean scores difference of emotional intelligence of participants belonging to nuclear or joint families was insignificant. However, the research found gender differences in emotional intelligence.

Keywords: family structure, joint family, nuclear family, emotional intelligence, gender  

Author Biographies

  • Farhan Kamrani, Assistant Professor

    Department of Psychology, and University of Karachi

     

     

     

    [1] Corresponding Author

  • Hina Ayaz, Assistant Professor

     Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi

     

     

  • Saba Mumtaz, Spiritual Therapist

    Indus Hospital Karachi

     

     

Additional Files

Published

2023-03-31

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 01 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“FAMILY STRUCTURE AS DETERMINANT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF ADOLESCENTS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 5, no. 01, pp. 308–313, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1009.