The Relationship between Grit, Emotional Intelligence and Decision making among Emerging Adults

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Irene Tresa Anto, Anjali Sebastian, Aliya Anil, Krupa Dinah Mathews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i04.079

ABSTRACT
Grit is characterized as perseverance and determination for long-term objectives. Working hard to overcome obstacles and keeping interest over many years despite failure, hardship, and growth plateaus are all characteristics of grit. Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor one's own and other people's feelings and emotions, to distinguish between them, and to use this understanding to guide decisions and actions. Decision-making is the process through which an individual, group, or organization decides what future activities to pursue given a set of objectives and restrictions on the resources at their disposal. Issue conceptualization, intelligence gathering, reaching conclusions, and learning from experience will all be part of this process, which will frequently be iterative. The goal of the study is to examine how developing adults' emotional intelligence, grit, and capacity for making decisions relate to one another. The sample consisted of 176 emerging adults of age range 18 to 24. The 12-item Grit Scale, the Emotional Intelligence Self Assessment Tool, and the Decision Making Questionnaire were the tools employed in the study. The data were analysed using SPSS. Spearman Rho correlation was used to find the correlation. The results indicated that there is a considerable positive correlation between emotional intelligence and decision-making (p<0.01) as well as between grit and emotional intelligence (p<0.05). Additionally, there is no significant relationship between grit and decision-making.
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How to Cite This Article:
Irene Tresa Anto, Anjali Sebastian, Aliya Anil, Krupa Dinah Mathews . The Relationship between Grit, Emotional Intelligence and Decision making among Emerging Adults . ijetms;7(4):580-586. DOI: 10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i04.079