A study of subjective wellbeing in relation to emotional intelligence and locus of control among officers of Haryana Police

Jayant P V Sundaresan; Chavi Bhargava Sharma

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.9642

A study of subjective wellbeing in relation to emotional intelligence and locus of control among officers of Haryana Police

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.9642

Authors

Jayant P V Sundaresan
jayant.sundaresan@gmail.com
Research Scholar, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Chavi Bhargava Sharma Former Executive Director and Dean, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Keywords:

emotional intelligence, police, subjective wellbeing

Abstract

A study was conducted on 967 police personnel of Haryana Police at Faridabad where three questionnaires were answered by them pertaining to Subjective Well-Being, Emotional Intelligence and Locus of Control.The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between Wellbeing and Emotional Intelligence, r = .729, p < .01, there was a significant correlation between Wellbeing and Internal Locus of Control, r = .299, p < .01 and there was a significant correlation between Wellbeing and External Locus of Control, r = .288, p < .01. With respect to the demographic of age, there is a non significant correlation between Age and Wellbeing of r = -0.44 (p = n.s.), there is a non significant correlation between Age and Emotional Intelligence of r = .030 (p = .360), there is a non significant correlation between Age and Internal Locus of Control of r = -.029 (p = n.s.) and there is a non significant correlation between Age and External Locus of Control of r = -.009 (p = n.s.). On Gender, no significant difference was found across variables.Across types of schooling, both Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being were found to be significant higher in Urban schooling as compared to Rural schooling.

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Published

24-06-2022

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Sundaresan, J. P. V., & Sharma, C. B. (2022). A study of subjective wellbeing in relation to emotional intelligence and locus of control among officers of Haryana Police. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.9642

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Vol. 6 No. S8 (2022)

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