Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Management of Perceived Stress Among Professionals

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Keywords:

emotional intelligence, Stress, Percieved stress, Emotional and social control, Working professionals

Abstract

The goal of the current study is to comprehend and examine how stress and emotional intelligence relate to working professionals in the Delhi-NCR area. Emotional intelligence is one of the interesting topics in recent times to find out the relationship with some other factors. So nowadays the stress part is also is an important factor that are growing day by day in every employer and employees. This study looks into the association of stress and emotional intelligence in working people. An analysis of the literature shows how important it is to look into how working professionals' daily stress levels and emotional intelligence relate to one another. Stress and emotional intelligence, as well as the study's sample size of 100 individuals, are the two contributors. A series of surveys covering stress and emotional intelligence were employed. The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test is the first tool, and the Perceived Stress Scale is the second. The findings show that stress there is a negative association established between emotional intelligence and level of perceived stress of working professionals. Emotional intelligence is found to have a major impact on marital status. It was discovered that emotional intelligence and stress were not significantly correlated with other demographic factors. 

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Author Biographies

  • Khagendra Nath Gangai, Sharda University

    Department of Management-HR&OB, Sharda School of Business Studies

    Sharda University, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 

  • Gopal Chandra Mahakud, University of Delhi

    Assistant Professor, 

    Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi

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Published

03-10-2026

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Research Articles

How to Cite

Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Management of Perceived Stress Among Professionals. (2026). Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 21(01). https://napsyjournal.com/index.php/ijps/article/view/335

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