RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT

Abstract

The study aimed to measure Deviant Behavior (DB) and its relationship with secondary school students' Emotional Intelligence (EI). This was a quantitative correlational study. Researchers first identify an existing association between the variables to examine the relationship. The participants in this research were all the 9^th and 10^th graders at public schools in Lahore. The cluster sampling and random sampling techniques were chosen for selecting the public schools of Lahore as the study sample. The study participants comprised 400 (200 male) and (200 female) students. Students' DB was measured with an adjusted Normative Deviation Scale (NDS) developed by (Vazsonyi et al., 2001). In contrast, the EI was measured using EI Scale developed by (Goleman, 1964). Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient for both scales was 0.88 and 0.85, respectively. Descriptive and Inferential statistics such as mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson product-moment correlation were applied to the collected data. Results showed that in Pakistan, EI has a significant effect on DB. Moreover, males were found to be more deviant than females as they also showed less EI levels than females.