Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Stress: With Special Reference to Government School Teachers

Abstract

Today, people face complex and challenging work life. When we observe around in the work place, too many problems occur. That all problems can make all people down in stress disease in small quantities, stress is good. It can motivate and help people more productive. However, too much stress or strong responses to stress are harmful. Emotional intelligence has a significant effect on their stress and their ability to manage that perceived stress. Emotional Intelligence plays a vital role in social sciences; it has direct impact on the teacher’s behavior working in an organization and it is important for the success of their profession. Teachers are considered as the main pillar in the educational system. They are the moderators through which the knowledge can be transferred to the students who represent the foundation of the society. Teachers cannot be the effective source of knowledge unless they are possessed with the essential skills, knowledge and talents. In the recent years, the concept of the emotional intelligence among teachers has been taken attention in the educational institutions due to its great importance. In fact, emotional intelligence is a type of social intelligence that includes to control own and others emotions; make a choice between them and the ability of using these emotions to set his life. Therefore this skill is really required to make the teachers performance very effective. This skill can make the teachers not only able to deal with their students but with their colleagues as well.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Teachers, Workplace

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