Impact of Biographical Variables and Social Networking Platforms on Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents

The non-experimental study was conducted to identify the effect of movies and social media on patterns of emotional intelligence among stratified random sample of 131 adolescents studying first year of MPC or BiPC in corporate institutions in Vishakhapatnam city. Standardized tool, Mangal Emotional Inventory was used to collect data in small groups. T-test, f- test and univariate analysis was conducted on the obtained data shows that (1) females were found to have higher emotional intelligence than males. (2) Facebook and Instagram have higher influence on intrapersonal awareness and interpersonal management.