EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A PREDICTOR OF SELF ACTUALIZATION-A REGRESSION ANALYSIS

The present research was undertaken to find out the contribution of Emotional Intelligence in predicting self actualization.The sample for the study comprised of 100 secondary school teachers selected randomly from the various secondary schools situated in Durg,Bhilai and Raipur cities of Chhattisgarh..The schools for the study were also randomly selected.The tool used for the study were Emotional Intelligence scale (EIS) developed and standardised by the researcher and the self actualization inventory(SEAI)by Dr.K N Sharma.Simple Linear regression analysis results revealed that 30% of the variance in the dependent variable self actualization was explained by the independent variable Emotional Intelligence.