Emotional Promiscuity and Emotional Intelligence: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Promiscuous behaviours are evident among students(Cooper, 2002; Douglas et al.,1997). The present study aims to investigate the relationship between emotional promiscuity and emotional intelligence among the student population. 120 individuals with ages ranging from 19 to 26 years participated via an online Google-based survey and completed the Emotional Promiscuity Scale (EPS; Jones, 2011) and Trait Emotional Intelligence Scale Short Form (TEIQue-SF;Petrides & Furnham, 2006). Results showed negative correlation coefficients between emotional promiscuity and emotional intelligence  (r (120) = -.205, p < .05) and its subscales for well-being (r(120) = -

.186, p < .05), self-control (r (120) = -.214, p < .05), emotionality (r (120) = -.219, p < .05), and sociability (r (120) = -.237, p < .05). Findings suggests the importance of emotional skills to effectively manage promiscuous emotional behaviours to promote the well-being of students.