Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy of Graduate Students across the Family Structure: A Comparative Psychological Study

Abstract

Being emotionally intelligent and feeling confident are the most important aspects of any individual. Family structure either nuclear or joint highly influences the emotional intelligence and self-efficacy. This study explores the influence of family type on two psychological constructs: Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Self-Efficacy (SE). Drawing from a sample of 120 university students (30 each from VBSPU, MGKVP, ASU and DDU), the study holds a comparative design, while keeping the focus on participants from nuclear and joint family structures. Standardized self-report tools were used to administer the level of EI and SE of students. The data were subjected to descriptive statistics, correlation and t-test. The results of this study reveals that EI and SE are moderately and positively correlated (r =0.445), and the students belonging to joint family scored significantly higher on both EI and SE as compare to nuclear families.