Abstract
The present study explores the association of cohesive college environment with emotional intelligence, followed by parental focuses on the future success of their children in the competitive environment around. The objective of the study was to investigate the level of association of emotional intelligence with college environment. The study was carried out in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, for data collection three public colleges were selected through lottery method. A sample size of 234 students from a population of 601 was randomly selected through Sekaran (2003) devised formula. Chi square χ2 statistics was used for association between cohesive college environment and emotional intelligence. The results revealed a significant (P <0.05) association of college environment (mutual cooperation, regular interaction, sharing, respecting each other’s opinion, teacher-student and student-student relationship, and support in co-curricular activities by teacher) with emotional intelligence. The study recommended that college environment exerting its influence on the emotional intelligence of the adolescents, therefore; all the stakeholders including, parents, peers, media Personal and teachers should be sensitized regarding their role and interaction with adolescents in order to get better results in terms of balanced emotional intelligence.

Shah Saud, Syed Rashid Ali, Hussain Ali. (2019) Exploring the Association of Cohesive College Environment with Emotional Intelligence in District Mardan Pakistan, Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research (SJESR), Volume-02, Issue-1.
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