• ARJUNAN N K
• SABITHA C. K.

A descriptive study was conducted to find out the effect of emotional intelligence and self-esteem on academic performance of secondary school students. Five null hypotheses were tested by collecting data from a stratified random sample of 226 higher secondary school students selected from schools located in Thrissur district of Kerala by administering standardized psychometric instruments. Secondary data on academic performance, procured from school records, were also used for the study. Analysis demonstrated that demographic factors like gender, residential locale and type of family exert significant differential influence on EI of the students. Girls excelled boys, urban students surpassed their rural counterparts, and students hailing from extended families outshined students from nuclear families in their EI. Though gender and residential locale was found to exert significant differential influence on self-esteem, the type of family has no significant differential effect on the variable. The girls and urbanites excelled boys and rural students in their self-esteem. Emotional intelligence and self-esteem were found to have significant and positive correlation with academic performance of higher secondary school students. Though self-esteem has significant main effect on academic performance of higher secondary school students, the main effect of emotional intelligence on academic performance is not significant. Likewise, the interaction effect emotional intelligence and self-esteem on academic performance of higher secondary school students are not significant.

Emotional intelligence, Self-esteem, Academic performance, Higher secondary school students.

"EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 6, page no.i434-i442, June-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2506856.pdf

"EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 6, page no. ppi434-i442, June-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2506856.pdf