Emotional Intelligence, Moral Development and Prosocial Behavior among Adolescent Living With and Without Paternal Presence

Abstract

The aim of current study is to access the relationship between emotional intelligence, prosocial behavior and moral development among adolescents living with and without paternal presence. The study also focused to access the differences among demographic variables i.e. Age, Gender, Education, Family structure and Socio-economic status on study variables. After detailed literature review, hypotheses were framed for the present study. The total sample comprised of 154 Adolescent of 12 to 18 years (Male=65, Female=89). Demographic Information Sheet, Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) (Wong & law, 2002), Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM) (Carlo & Rondall, 2002) and Moral Development Interview Inventory (MDII) (Khanam, 2008) were used in current study to measure Emotional intelligence, Prosocial behavior and Moral development. Statistical analysis revealed significant and positive correlation among the study variable. Pearson-r Correlation, t-Test, One-way ANOVA and Chi square were performed to interpret research findings. IBM SPSS Statistics V22.0 was used for statistical analysis. Significant relationship was found among adolescents living with and without father on the variable of moral development. However, no significant difference was found on emotional intelligence and prosocial behavior. Similarly, significant different was found of demographic variables i.e; age, family status and gender on variables of emotional intelligence, moral development and prosocial behavior. Moreover, it was found that Father presence and absence had significant effect on the stages of moral developmental. Limitation and suggestions are also discussed for future research and implication of the study is provided. With the help of the results of present study apposite measures can be adapted for support and guidance of parents in our society, which can help in upbringing of a child in a healthy way.