EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE AND THE CHOSEN PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TEACHERS IN NORMAL SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS

K. Elamathi; S. Chelvi

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i5(SE).2017.1984

Authors

K. Elamathi Research Scholar, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Saidapet, Chennai -15, India
Dr. S. Chelvi Principal in-charge, Government College of Education, Katpadi, Vellore -6, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i5(SE).2017.1984

Keywords:

Trait Emotional Competence, Schools, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Sociability

Abstract [English]

The present study aimed at unraveling the relationship between the trait emotional competence of teachers in normal schools and in special schools and their psychological characteristics mental health, sociability, and emotional wellbeing. The researcher adopted descriptive survey method which enabled her to design her own data collecting instrument for studying emotional competence of teachers and also to make use of suitable sampling technique for identifying the relationship between the dependent and independent variables in a scientific manner. The study has shown that mental health and sociability are the significant correlates of emotional competence of both the categories of teachers. The further analysis revealed that both the psychological correlates have emerged as the significant predictors of the trait emotional competence. The researcher has discussed the implications of the findings at length.

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