Emotional intelligence among individuals With and without depression

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to explore the difference among emotional intelligence of individuals with depression and the individuals without depression. The sample of the study consists of 60 individuals (30 individuals with depression and 30 individuals without depression). The sample group was selected with equal gender differences from ho,spital and normal population from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Matched group technique was used. To lneasure these d~fJerences, Urdu version of Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) .first developed by BarOn was used. The scale comprises of 15 subscales. The Alpha Reliability Coefficient of EQ-i indicated high internal consistency i. e, .96 of the measure for the sample of the study. The results revealed the significant differences on emotional intelligence of the individuals with and without depression t-test (t = 13.25, p < 0.01) and ANOVA was computed. This finding showed individuals with depression had signtficantly high emotional intelligence as compare to the individuals without depression (p < 0.01). The results also showed that the men without depression significantly high emotional intelligence than men of individuals with depression at p < 0.01 level. The results also showed that the 'women 'without depression s ign~ficantly high emotional intelligence than yliOmen of individuals with depression (p < 0.01). Significant differences do not exist betvveen both genders in overall sample (t = .76). nonsignifzcantfor individual with depression (t = .30). The results raveled that men yvithout depression had significantly high emotional intelligence as compared to women without depression (t = 2.7) on p < 0.01 level. This study also revealed non signifzcant difference between the individuals with high income and low income on emotional intelligence, overall sample sho'wed non significant results (t = .84). The results showed signifzcantly high emotional intelligence among high income individuals with depression than low income individuals on overall emotional intelligence scores (t = 2.53, P < 0.01). There was nonsignificant difference found betvveen emotional intelligence in the individuals of dtfferent age levels .from the group of individuals with depression but signifzcant dtfference found in the group of individuals without depression on overall emotional intelligence scale (t = 2.63, P < 0.01).