The Effects of Poverty on Children's Emotional IQ

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ABSTRACT

The main topic of the research is “The Effects of Poverty on Children's Emotional IQ”. The aim of the research is to find the effect of poverty on the children with emotional intelligence. The findings suggested that the relationship between emotional intelligence and social strata impact the children. The literature review was gathered from online scholarly journals and books. The methodology section is based on the primary data analysis. The main instrument of the research is questionnaire, which was send to all the participants online and offline. The analysis is based on the descriptive statistics by the help of SPSS. The finding suggested that the effect of poverty and socio-economic background on the emotional intelligence of the children is directly proportional to each other and it affect the attitude of the children mentally and physically. The research question suggested that there is having a positive relation between socio economic status and the emotional intelligence quotient. The analysis is based on theoretical underpinnings that validate the existence of intra-group differences within any racial group, socioeconomic status effects on multiple outcomes, and the presence of unexplained variance in emotional intelligence scores of individuals.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Outline of the Study1

Chapter 011

Chapter 021

Chapter 031

Chapter 042

Chapter 052

Background of the Research3

Problem Statement4

Rationale4

Aims and Objectives5

Research Question5

Theoretical Framework5

The Theory of Emotional Intelligence5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW7

Emotional Intelligence7

The History of Emotional Intelligence8

Emotional Intelligence Models10

Bar-On 's Model and the EQ-I11

Goleman's Model and the Eel12

Mayer-Salovey Four Branch Model Of Emotional Intelligence13

Perceived Emotions14

Facilitate Thinking14

Understanding Emotions15

Managing Emotions15

The proof of Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence (MSCEIT)15

Factors Responsible For the Role Of Emotional Intelligence17

Material of Life Of Poor Children17

Social Life Situation Of Poor Children18

Health Situation Of Poor Children's Lives19

Cultural Life Situations Of Poor Children20

4th Factors Influencing The Living Conditions Of Poor Children21

Socio-Economic Status Research22

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY24

Research Design24

Research Design25

Sample26

Instrument26

Data Analysis Procedures27

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS29

Research Question Analysis32

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION35

Theoretical Implications36

Future Research Opportunities36

REFERENCES37

APPENDICES47

Questionnaire47

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Outline of the Study

Chapter 01

The main topic of the research is “The effects of poverty on children's emotional Intelligence”. The chapter one discussed the outline of the entire thesis. The chapter started with the general overview of the all the five chapters. The next section discussed the main research questions and the rationale of the study. Purpose of the research discusses the main reason for which the research has been conducted on the effects of poverty on children's emotional intelligence. This chapter mainly focuses on the emotional intelligence with reference to the poor children. Under the sub-head of the theoretical framework, different theories related to the emotional intelligence have been ...