Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Urban and Rural Students in University of the Punjab

Author(s) : Nayab Javed, Abida Nasreen (PhD), Anjum Naz (PhD), Almas Shoaib

Abstract:

This study was conducted with a key purpose to examine the significant relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement of urban and rural students in University of the Punjab. Three hundred and forty (340) students were selected, 170 urban and 170 rural students from the mainly four faculties of University of the Punjab by the random sampling. In this study, hypotheses were formulated. t-test was used to analyze the difference between academic achievement and in emotional intelligence of urban and rural students. Regression test was used to check the relation between emotional intelligence and academic achievement of the urban and rural students. The results showed that there was significant difference of academic achievement of urban and rural students on contrary, insignificant difference of academic achievement of urban and rural students. There was no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement of urban and rural students in University of the Punjab.