Page No 167-173
Archana Chandran and Bindu P Nair
University of Kerala, Trivandrum
The study examined whether family climate could predict emotional intelligence (EI) in
adolescence. The sample (N=120) comprised of adolescents, in the age range 16-17
years, randomly chosen from the various higher secondary schools in Trivandrum district,
Kerala, and stratifi ed on the basis of gender. Family Climate Scale (FCS) and Emotional
Intelligence Inventory (EII) were administered. The study employed a correlational
design. Data were processed for correlation and regression analysis. Correlation results
showed that adolescent’s family climate has signifi cant relationship with the different
dimensions of emotional intelligence, except interpersonal effi cacy. Regression analysis
revealed maternal affect and sibling relationship as signifi cant predictors of overall
emotional intelligence and intrapersonal effi cacy, where as paternal affect accounted
for the variance in personal effi cacy. None of the family climate variables emerged as
predictors of interpersonal effi cacy. The essential elements of the family in predicting
balanced emotional life during adolescence are discussed.