Big Five Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence: A Study on Secondary School Students in Nagaland

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Published: Aug 18, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v6i8s.3472
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Personality big Five personality traits emotional intelligence neuroticism agreeableness extraversion openness conscientiousness

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Ms. Maongchila Jamir
Dr Rashmi

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This study investigated Big Five personality traits as predictors of emotional intelligence of secondary school students in Nagaland state of India. Eight (8) hypotheses and ten (10) sub-hypotheses have been framed to test the mean difference between the demographic variables and to look at the association and prediction. Multistage sampling technique were used to select the sample. Finally, 520 samples were selected by stratified random sampling technique on which the tools have been administered. Two tools were used for the data collection, one to test big five personality (developed by K. S. Misra’s Five Personality Trait Inventory in 2020) and other was for emotional intelligence (developed and standardized by the researcher).  Data were analysed using t-test, Pearson product moment correlations (r) and linear regression analysis. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. Results of the study showed that There is a significant difference in emotional intelligence of boys and girls. Big Five personality traits (neuroticism, agreeableness, extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness) significantly predicted emotional intelligence of secondary school students from Nagaland state. The ability to manage emotional states is mostly depends up on agreeableness, extraversion, and openness among all the five factors. So, the family, school and the teachers should work on to the development of personality on priority basis as well as emotional intelligence should also be taken care off.

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Ms. Maongchila Jamir, & Dr Rashmi. (2023). Big Five Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence: A Study on Secondary School Students in Nagaland. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(8s), 1067–1083. https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v6i8s.3472
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Vol. 6 No. 8s (2023): Special Issue on Advances in Exploring the Intersection of Psychology, Education, and Rehabilitation: Promoting Holistic Well-being and Inclusive Practices (Articles in Press)
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Ms. Maongchila Jamir

Research Scholar, Department of Teacher Education, Nagaland University  

Dr Rashmi

Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Nagaland University  

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