THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A FACTOR OF SUBSTANCEABUSE IN ADULTS DURING THE TIME OF COVID-19

Over the year's substance abuse among young adults has increased, especially during the time of Covid due to multiple reasons. The emotional Intelligence analyses the emotions of yours and others as well to relive the negative emotions. The aim of the study is to study emotional intelligence as a factor of substance abuse in adults during the time of Covid. Fifty-one individuals from the Indian population were studied, the data was collected through google form. To measure substance abuse alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening test (ASSIST) was used and to measure emotional intelligence Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) was used. The result of the study revealed that in substances like tobacco and hallucinogens, the emotional intelligence does not play a significant role and in alcohol and cannabis it does. The study highlights that emotional intelligence might not affect an individual directly to all substances but can affect indirectly.