EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STRESS AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG EMPLOYEES IN ENUGU METROPOLIS
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence and
stress as contributors of psychological wellbeing among employees in Enugu metropolis.
One hundred and fifty-nine bank staff was purposively selected, having an average of
33.90 years and SD of 6.40 was enrolled in a cross-sectional survey. Also, three scales
were employed in measuring study variables: The Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale
(BEIS-10), Index of Psychological Well-being at Work (IPWBW) and Job Stress Scale.
The data were analysed with multiple regressions statistics. In testing the two hypotheses,
the first hypothesis which stated that emotional intelligence will significantly predict
wellbeing such that employees with high emotional intelligence will report higher
wellbeing than those with low emotional intelligence was accepted. However, the second
hypothesis which stated that work stress will predict wellbeing was not confirmed.
Findings informed study’s conclusions, implications, and recommendations for policy
implementations.