Page No 47-52
Omar H. Dar, S. Alam and Zahoor A. Lone
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
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Emotional control is an important part of occupational identity both in terms of
the public’s expectation and demands of their job. In many ways, police officers’
integrity is considered to rest with the “suppression of affect”. So, in this context
emotional intelligence skill, such as above-average communication skills,
reactions appropriate to the presenting situation, and the ability to resolve conflicts
satisfactorily can been listed as desirable characteristics in police personnel.
Keeping the above things in view it was felt necessary to study the relationship
between emotional intelligence and psychological well being of police personnel.
Male police personnel were selected as they constitute the major portion of our
police organization. The sample (N=200) for the present study was taken from
Jammu and Kashmir police. Results revealed that male police personnel are
well placed in terms of both emotional intelligence and psychological well being.
Furthermore, high positive correlation was found between emotional intelligence
and psychological well being