EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO GENDER AND TYPE OF STREAM
Abstract
This study aims to assess the level of emotional competence of higher secondarystudents, taking into account of differences in gender and type of stream. Participants in this study were 854 higher secondary students (46.83% of boys and 53.17% of girls) studying in different schools located at Chennai and Thiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu. This study is non experimental descriptive study. The Emotional Competence Scale was used to collect the required data. The findings of the study revealed that the higher secondary students’ level of emotional competence is moderate. The findings also revealed that the higher secondary boys and girls, and studying in Arts, Science and Vocational streams differ significantly in their level of emotional competence.
Key Terms: Emotional competence, Higher Secondary Students