Emotional Intelligence of High Secondary School Student & Parents’ Educational Backgrounds

Shukria Qasim Khan, Mohammad Tahir Khalily, Irshad Ahmad. International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan.

  • Shukria Qasim Khan, et al. International Islamic University
Keywords: parents’ education, socioeconomic status, emotional intelligence (EI)

Abstract

This research paper in general and particularly in Pakistani society differs on the basis of our culture, traditional, religious norms, family environment and parenting styles. Pakistan is an Islamic country with massive Muslim population. As a matter of fact Islam is a complete code of conduct, however, the path of righteousness is not related to religious traditions and obligations only, rather righteousness is to be observed in every aspect of life and this is why Islam gives proper instructions to live life with more emotional intelligence and smartness. So this study aims to determine the relationship of emotional intelligence of HSS pupils with their parental level of education and to their socio-economic status and religiosity as a moderator. In the modern world, education is getting widened and there is a cut-throat competition among students to excel. Students feel difficult to control their emotions in order to face various situations in school life. It is imperative to manage the stress and strain to keep pace with the demands of the world. The way of managing emotions is crucial for better performance. Even after they got into the field they desire, their academic achievement is not at all adequate. Success in academics can be predicted more by emotional measures. Parent and teachers focus always on academic performance through nurturing intelligence and they give tiniest importance to their emotions. Emotions of a student can affect him in many ways. Intelligence may help students in acquiring subject knowledge but only emotional intelligence can enrich their learning proficiency and make them efficient as well as achievers. Hence, the present study has been undertaken to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and the level of parents’ education of high school students.

Published
2019-12-04