The Effect of Social Support and Emotional Intelligence on Mental Health of University Students

This research study be premeditated enroute for investigate the “impact of emotional intelligence and social support on mental health among university students”. The aimed populace of the study was University students from the Institute of Southern Punjab. The study is stand on correlation research design and data be composed throughout survey method. Total 315 male and female university students were chosen via using the simple random sampling technique. Three study instruments were used: “Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Schutte (1998)”, (b) “Multi-dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale developed by Zimet and Gordon (1998)” and (c) “Mental Health Scale developed by Veit and Ware (1983)”. The conclusion of the study demonstrated significant correlation of “social support, emotional intelligence, and mental health of university students”. The study accomplished so as to “social support and emotional intelligence” contain significant positive effect on mental health. The consequences as well originate to facilitate “emotional intelligence has no significant difference while there is significant difference of social support and mental health” between male and female students.