Block wise relationship between social intelligence and academic motivation among adolescents from Panipat district

Abstract

The present study was carried out on 300 adolescents from Panipat district of Haryana state. Social intelligence scale by Chadda and Ganeshan (1986) was used to assess the relationship between aspects of social intelligence of adolescents. Results revealed that patience were significantly correlated with co-coperativness (r = 0.22**), confidence (r = 0.21**), sensitivity (r = 0.31**) and non-significantly tactfulness (r =0.10). Confidence was significantly correlated with patience (r = 0.21**). Sensitivity were significantly correlated with patience (r =0.31**) and confidence (r = 0.29**). Academic motivation Scale by Areepattamannil (2006) was used to assess the relationship of academic motivation of adolescents.Results revealed that Academic motivation and social intelligence of respondents was positively and significantly correlated in three blocks namely; Panipat (r= 0.99**), Bapoli (r=0.32**) and Smalkha (r=0.27**).