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Impact of Occupational Stress on Emotional Intelligence and Its Components among Working Professionals in Kolkata

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  • Dolly Sarkar

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The present study examines the impact of occupational stress on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and its three major components-Emotional Competency (EC), Emotional Sensitivity (ES), and Emotional Maturity (EM)-among working professionals in Kolkata, a fast-growing metropolitan hub of India. Using a cross-sectional quantitative design, data were collected from 320 employees (aged 21–58 years) across education, healthcare, banking, and information technology sectors through the Occupational Stress Index (Srivastava & Singh, 1984) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (Singh & Chadha, 2006). Statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical regression, revealed a significant negative relationship between occupational stress and total EI (r = −.43, p

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  • Dolly Sarkar, 2025. "Impact of Occupational Stress on Emotional Intelligence and Its Components among Working Professionals in Kolkata," International Journal of Scientific Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, International Journal of Scientific Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 2(5), pages 78-83, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:jbi:ijsrhs:v2:y2025:i5:id:189
    DOI: 10.32628/IJSRHSS2525030
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