Adolescents and Emotional Intelligence: A Critical Analysis

The period of Adolescence is characterized by its nimbleness, boldness, and liveliness which demands guidance and direction to make healthy and informed choices. And the period of adolescence is often regarded as the period of “storm and stress.” (Stanley Hall, 1904). Emotional intelligence is very important for adolescents in this regard as they helps adolescents to enhance their abilities, to take responsibility for making healthier choice, resisting negative pressure, deal constructively with others and avoiding risk behaviours.  . This paper explores the dimensions of emotional intelligence of adolescents namely the personal efficacy, intrapersonal efficacy and inter personal efficacy. The research study revealed that 27. 40 % of the adolescents are having very high level of emotional intelligence and 30. 14 % are having high level of emotional intelligence. In personal efficacy dimension 27. 40 % adolescents have very high level of personal efficacy, 24. 66 % have high personal efficacy. In inter personal efficacy level 35. 62. % of adolescents are having very high level of inter personal efficacy and 23. 29 % of adolescents are having high level of inter personal efficacy.  In the intra personal level only 8. 22 % adolescents are having very high level of intra personal efficacy and 21. 92 % are having high level of intra personal skills.