Influence of Gender, Age, and Experience on Secondary School Teachers Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

The study sought to investigate the impact of gender, age, and experience on the emotional intelligence of secondary school teachers. A stratified random approach was used to gather data from 119 teachers from 15 public and private institutions in Bandipora District, Jammu and Kashmir. Data for this descriptive study were collected using the Hyde, Pethe, and Dhar-standardized and cross-validated Emotional Intelligence Scale (EQS). The findings revealed a substantial difference between the mean emotional intelligence scores of secondary school teachers and those of their age cohort. Nonetheless, there was no noticeable difference in emotional intelligence among teachers based on gender or experience.