IMPACT OF PARENTAL OCCUPATION ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND MORAL VALUES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The present study was an attempt to study the influence of parental occupation on the emotional intelligence and moral values of secondary school students. A survey method was used to collect data. The sample consisted of 560 higher secondary school students. The emotional intelligence scale developed and standardized by Mangal and Mangal and Moral Values Inventory developed by Sen Gupta and Singh were used for data collection. Statistical techniques like Mean, standard deviation, and t-value were used to analyse the data. The results showed significant differences in emotional intelligence based on their parent's occupations. The mother's working status also affects the moral values of secondary school students but the father's occupation does not affect their moral values.