Ideal Self-Concept Factors influencing on Emotional Intelligence among School Teachers and Nurses

Abstract

The present research is an empirical effort made to study how the ideal self-concept influences on the
Emotional Intelligence. The sample-size is 350 (comprised of 200 Teachers and 150 Nurses). The stratified
random sampling method is adopted. The age ranges from 22 to 56 (Mean Age= 31.87). The research is
executed with non-clinical samples. The tools adopted are: (1) Emotional Intelligence scale4 and (2) Selfconcept
ration scale13. The participants are contacted individually by the researcher and data is obtained with
the help of the above mentioned tools. The descriptive statistics and correlation are used for the statistical
analyses. Results indicated that all dimensions of the emotional intelligence are positively and significantly
correlated with the dimensions of the ideal self-concept at 0.01 percent level of significance. The physical
self-concept is significantly correlated at 0.05 percent level of significance with the value orientation. This
finding supports the understanding and the development of effective strategies for strengthening the selfconcept
of client in psychotherapy.