Emotional Intelligence Dimensions, Job Satisfaction and Primary School Teachers

Abstract

In this study, the researcher has tried to identify the relationship of five dimensions of emotional intelligence (Self-Awareness, Managing Emotions, Emotional Maturity, Empathy and Social competency & social skills) with job-satisfaction. 400 primary school teachers were randomly selected from 150 primary schools of district Meerut.  Self prepared Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Scale’ (TJSS) developed by Dr. J.P. Srivastava and Dr. S.P. Gupta was used.  The data was analyzed with the help of SPSS-17 programme. The results of the study indicate that Emotional Intelligence is important have significant positive relationship with job satisfaction. Among all the five dimensions (self-awareness, managing emotions, maturity, empathy and social competency & social skills) only managing emotions and maturity play major role in prediction of job satisfaction than the self awareness, empathy and social competency & social skills, it means that emotional intelligence is good predictor of job satisfaction for primary school teachers.