A study on the relationship between academic stress and emotional intelligence among undergraduate college students

This paper examines the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Stress among undergraduate college students. 300 undergraduate students between the age group of 18-24 (150 boys and 150 girls) from the colleges of Balasore locality were selected randomly for the purpose. To evaluate Emotional Intelligence and Academic Stress, Shutte’s Emotional Intelligence Test (SSREIT), and Students’ Academic Stress Scale (SASS) of B. Rao (2008) was used respectively. For the analysis of obtained data, Pearson correlation and t-tests were employed. The result indicates that there is no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and academic stress. Similarly, the result of t-test shows that there is no statistically significant difference in emotional intelligence with respect to gender. Further, there were no statistically significant differences in academic stress with respect to gender. This study provides insight into emotional intelligence, academic stress, and gender differences for future reference.