A comparative study to assess the emotional intelligence and parental involvement Among adolescents of selected rural and urban schools of District Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Abstract

A comparative study was conducted to assess the emotional intelligence and parental
involvement among adolescents of selected rural and urban schools of district Hoshiarpur,
Punjab. The study was conducted on 80 adolescents who are studying in 9th and 10th standard
of the selected urban and rural schools of Hoshiarpur, that were selected through simple
random sampling technique (lottery method). The tool for data collection was comprised of
three sections i.e. Section-I: Demographic variables, Section II: Emotional intelligence scale
to assess level of emotional intelligence, and Section III: Parental involvement checklist
(adopted form National Coalition for American Parental involvement in Education) to assess
parental involvement of parents .The collected data was analyzed and interpreted by using
descriptive and inferential statistics.
The result revealed that all the adolescents i.e. 100% (40) in rural schools had good emotional
intelligence. In urban area majority of adolescents i.e. 95% (38) were having good emotional
intelligence and 5% (2) were having average emotional intelligence. In rural area from the
sample of 40 adolescents majority i.e. 80% (32) parents having average involvement and
20% (8) were having good involvement. In urban adolescents 55% (22) parents were having
average involvement and 45% (18) were having good parental involvement.