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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.I(IV)/85-103/13
AUTHOR:Dr. Dinesh Kumar and Ms Sarita Devi
TITLE : EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL SELF-EFFICACY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
ABSTRACT:Present study was conducted to see the relationship between emotional intelligence, social skills and occupational self-efficacy of secondary school teachers and to study the difference between emotional intelligence, social skills and occupational self-efficacy of male and female secondary school teachers. For this purpose a sample of two hundred secondary school teachers were selected through simple random sampling technique. The result of the study showed significant relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational self-efficacy, social skills and occupational self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. There exist significant interrelationship between emotional intelligence and social skills and occupational self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. Furthermore, findings reported no significant difference between emotional intelligence social skills and occupational self-efficacy of male and female secondary school teachers.
Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Occupational Self-efficacy, Secondary School Teachers