Emotional intelligence and its association with stress coping strategies among secondary school students in Multan district

Authors

  • Dr. Shahid Raza Assistant Professor, University of Education, Multan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Dr. Sumera Kulsoom Lecturer, University of Education, Multan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Dr. Shamim Ullah Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71085/sss.04.01.206

Keywords:

Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Motivation, Empathy, Problem Solving

Abstract

This study explored the link between emotional intelligence and strategies for coping with stress in 365 high school students in the Multan district of Pakistan. The framework for the study was based on the theory of emotional intelligence. The results on the emotional intelligence of the students were heartening, as it appeared that on the whole, the students were quite emotionally intelligent. But even more impressive was that the students, again on the whole, worked quite effectively with Problem-Solving Coping and Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies, which are types of coping that research has shown to be quite adaptive. And so what we found is that, indeed, there is a significant relationship, which is a positive relationship, with emotional intelligence and adaptive coping strategies.

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Published

2025-01-30

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

How to Cite

Raza , D. S. ., Kulsoom , D. S. ., & Ullah , D. S. . (2025). Emotional intelligence and its association with stress coping strategies among secondary school students in Multan district. Social Sciences Spectrum, 4(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.71085/sss.04.01.206