Abstract: The present study aims to examine the emotional intelligence and happiness among under graduates’ students on the basis of their gender and religion. Researcher wanted to see what kind of relationship is there between emotional intelligence and happiness. The sample of the study was 100 (M=52, F=48) under graduate students from different district of West Bengal. Descriptive method of study was used for the study. Assessment instruments used were the SSEIT (the Schutte self-reported emotional intelligence test) for emotional intelligence and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire for happiness. The result indicates that there is a positive significant correlation between emotional intelligence and happiness.
Keywords: emotional intelligence, happiness and under graduate students
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