An Analysis of Association Between Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence and Prosocial Behaviour: A Gender Study

Abstract

This research paper aims at analyzing the associations, among personality traits, emotional intelligence and prosocial behaviour while studying the effect of gender on these variables. Asample of 100 individuals was chosen for this study and were assessed based on three questionnaires – BFI, AES and HAS. Five hypotheses were formulated. Analysis of data showed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and its various dimensions and personality traits, but not so much in prosocial behaviour.