Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Psychological Well-Being among IT Professionals | Original Article
ABSTRACT
The modern day workplace is characterized by high degree of volatility, dynamism, uncertainty which has a huge influence on the mental health and well-being of an individual. It has been observed that emotional intelligence is among the most predominant factors that equips an individual to confront and cope up with the problems and situations. The level of emotional intelligence thus, is likely to influence the psychological well-being of individuals. This paper aims to explore the relationship of emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing. The study was done on a sample of 106 employees working in the IT companies in the tri-city region of Chandigarh. They were asked to fill the Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte et al, 1998) and the Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989). The results found a significant and moderate relationship of emotional intelligence with four dimensions of psychological well-being.