The Interplay of Emotional Intelligence and Morale of University Teachers

Abstract

A study was conducted to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and morale. All the teachers teaching at university level in Islamabad were taken as population of the study whereas sample was drawn from two public and one private sector university. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the sample. Three strata were social sciences, management sciences and computer sciences. In the social sciences five disciplines were selected which were Education, Psychology, Mass communication, Economics and International Relations. The total sample size was 134.Two standardized questionnaires were used for data collection. One was The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and for the measurement of morale Dr. Ramesh Mehay’s questionnaire adapted from Nolan’s morale questionnaire developed at Scheffield University. Pearson correlation, mean, standard deviation and One-way ANOVA were used as statistical tests for data analysis. It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and morale.It was also concluded that there was significant differences in morale and emotional intelligence level of different disciplines’ teachers.