Emotional Intelligence and Stressors Among Working Couples

Abstract

This was an ex-post-facto study to analyze emotional intelligence and stress among working couples conducted on a sample o f 280 working couples o f Delhi city (both New Delhi and Old Delhi). The age o f the respondents ranged between 24 and 69 years. The couples (respondents) were selected based on the criteria that both o f them should be working fo r at least 5 years, either o f the couples should be a primary school teachers, executives in financial consultancy firms, Customer Relation Executives o f call centres, CAs, Property Dealers, Advertising Agency Executives, Computer hardware technicians. Sales staff, marketing staff who had been married fo r at least 5 years and having at least one child.