RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB BURNOUT AMONG UNIVERSITIES PROFESSORS

The study was designed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job burnout among universities professors in Karachi. The sample size was of 100 professors from different universities of Karachi. Participant’s age was between 25-50 years. The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT Schutte et al., 1998) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1981) were applied. Linear Regression was used to analysethe data. The result indicated a significant negative association between emotional intelligence and job burnout among universities professors.