An Comparative Study on the Effects of Personality on Emotional Intelligence between Professional and Non-Professional Students of Pune City

Emotional Intelligence reflects the ability to read and understand others in social contexts, to detect the nuances of emotional reactions, and to utilize such knowledge to influence others through emotional regulation and control. As such, it represents a critically important competency for effective leadership and team performance in today's organizations. Emotional Intelligence scale developed by Dr. Meera Shanker and Dr. Omer Bin Sayeed (2006) was used to examine the Emotional Intelligence of students. Myer Briggs Type Indicator Form G developed by Isabel Myers and Katherine Briggs (1977) was used to measure the personality preference on 4 dichotomies that include Extraversion vs. Introversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, and Judging vs. Perceiving. It was found that there were significant differences on Emotional Intelligence and personality between professional and non-professional students. The complete sample comprises 250 students pursuing professional and nonprofessional courses from different colleges, with a mean age of 22.43, of Pune city, out of which 57% constitute male students, 43% constitute female students; 170% constitute professional students and 80% constitute non-professional students. Results indicate that non-professionals were emotionally intelligent than professional students. The results were found to be very much consistent with the results reported elsewhere in the literature. The implications of the study were discussed in detail. In transforming students into business professionals, academicians need to play a pivotal role by enriching students’ knowledge and enhancing students’ level of Emotional Intelligence using some theories and simulations as viable tools and interventions. The present study examines the influence of Emotional Intelligence on personality between professional and non-professional students.