Understanding Relationship between Internet Addiction and Emotional Intelligence with Reference to Delhi-NCR Region Priti Verma1,*, Nidhi Arora2 1Assistant Professor, Department of General Management, Sharda University, Greater Noida 2Director, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka *Corresponding Author: Dr Priti Verma, Assistant Professor, Department of General Management, Sharda University, Greater Noida. Email: priti.verma@sharda.ac.in
Online published on 6 April, 2019. Abstract Internet has brought a paradigm shift in almost all the vital aspects of life and has become an integral part of our life and society. Although numerous positive aspects of the Internet cannot be ignored; its excessive and pathological use and resulting health hazards have also drawn attention of researchers. The young generation is worst affected by it. The uncontrolled addiction to and obsession with internet leads to various psychological problems and affects mental health which is closely associated with emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence helps create a positive work climate, as it is closely linked with the interpersonal relationships, group dynamics and professional, leadership & managerial effectiveness. Thus, negative affect of internet addiction on Emotional Intelligence may be a big Public Health issue. There is, therefore, a dire need to understand the relationship between internet addiction and emotional intelligence. The present research aims at investigation of relationship between internet addiction and emotional intelligence based on a survey conducted on 1200 Students of various colleges in Delhi-NCR region. The study can be helpful in creating awareness and inspiring active research and thinking to find solutions to reduce the damaging effect of internet addiction on emotional intelligence. Top Keywords Internet addiction, Emotional Intelligence, Mental disorder, Relations, performance. Top |