ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON STRESS AND COPING OF GIFTED ADOLESCENTS
Journal Title: International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS) - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
Giftedness is traditionally defined as having an intelligent Quotient higher than 130. Gifted adolescents experience stress of both their transitional stage as well as problem of being intellectually different from others. Coping strategies are usually adopted by us while facing various stressors. Emotional intelligence is a newly developed concept which is very essential for an individual to lead a successful life. The present study is a quantitative way of identifying the role of emotional intelligence on stress and coping mechanisms of gifted adolescents. The study was conducted among 145 gifted adolescents (60 males and 85 females); age ranging from 13-17 years. Participants were selected from different schools of Kannur, Calicut and Malappuram districts of Kerala using a purposive sampling technique. Participants were selected after administering Advanced Progressive Matrix to assess their degree of giftedness. Data was collected by administering Stress Scale, Coping Scale and Emotional Intelligence Scale. To verify whether stress and coping of gifted adolescents differ significantly as per their levels of Emotional Intelligence (high, average and low) analysis of variance was done. Results of the study indicated that low Emotional Intelligence resulted in high stress and high Emotional Intelligence resulted in low stress. Study also revealed that gifted adolescents who are high on emotional intelligence adopted more problem focused approach; compared to others and they were significantly differing from other groups. The study identified various issues faced by gifted adolescents in Indian context which may be helping academicians and parents to design educational programs by considering gifted adolescents.
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RINJU GEORGE, BABY SHARI
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