STUDY OF DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF UG STUDENTS IN RELATION TO ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION 
 
Mr. Jan Jahanger and Mr. Mudasir Sadiq
 
Abstract The present research is conducted on undergraduate students to study the differences in emotional intelligence of under-graduate students having different levels of achievement motivation and to analyze the relationship of emotional intelligence with achievement motivation status of undergraduate students. For the purpose a sample of 400 (96 as High Achievement Motivation Group, 196 as Average Achievement Motivation Group and 108 as Low Achievement Motivation Group) undergraduate students was collected from the university of Kashmir and its affiliated colleges by using probability sampling techniques. The tools used for data collection were Achievement motivation scale developed by Muthee J.M and Immanuel Thomas (2009) and Emotional intelligence scale developed by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upindhar Dhar (2002).  Data was analyzed with the help of one-way ANOVA and by using person’s correlation formula.  Findings of the study revealed that achievement motivation status is significant predictor of emotional intelligence and there is significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and achievement motivation status of undergraduate students.

Keywords: Achievement Motivation, Emotional intelligence, Under-graduate student.