A Correlational Study of College Students' Emotional Intelligence, Stress, and Self-Esteem

The present study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, self-esteem and stress their relations in science, commerce and social science college students were systematically measured separately and combining were also studied.  For this, purpose 50 science, 50 commerce and 50 social science college students college students of Bihar were availability selected and they were administered emotional intelligence scale (The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test),  Self-esteem scale and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The Pearson’s product moment were applied to analyze the data. The results as follows: Significant negative relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem of science, commerce and social science college students was obtained. Significant negative relationship between emotional intelligence and stress of science, commerce and social science college students was work out. Significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem of science, commerce and social science college students was work out. The study aims in making the college students aware of the various stressors and the different coping strategies that can help them deal with the stress in a better way, and thus maintaining their emotion. The review concludes with a summary of major research findings, as well as a consideration of future directions and implications for practice and policy.