Social Competence of Adolescents in Relation to Emotional Intelligence and Home Environment

Present study was undertaken to find the significance of relationship of social competence among adolescents with emotional intelligence and home environment. The study was conducted on a sample of 100 students studying in class VIII from Government schools situated in Ludhiana city of Punjab, India. Social competence scale by Sharma, Shukla and Shukla (2013) (Revised), Emotional Intelligence scale by Singh and Narain (2014) and Home Environment Inventory by Mishra (2012) (Revised) were used for data collection. The results of the study revealed significant positive relation between social competence and emotional intelligence, and significant positive relation between social competence and all the dimensions of home environment.