A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ADOLESCENTS STUDYING AT HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL OF AURANGABAD CITY

Today, we all are a part of globalizin g era which is characterized by excel lence, competitions, quality etc. along with stress, strain on human beings. Stress is an inseparable part of human life. To fulfill so cial, environmental, economic needs one has to face stress, strain and anxiety. Particularly adolescents are marked by st ressful events and psychological challenges. The present study is an attempt to find out whether there exist any correlation between Emotional intelligence and stress management .A sample of 200 science students studying at higher secondary levelwas select ed through random sampling technique. The correlation(r) was calculated using Pearson’s correlation method and the fin dings revealed that there is a significant positive correlation between Emotional intelligence and Stress management