Intelligence, emotional intelligence, and emo-sensory intelligence: Which one is a better predictor of university students’ academic success?

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to determine the role of psychometric intelligence (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), and emo-sensory intelligence (ESQ) in university students’ academic achievement. To this end, 212 university students at different academic levels, composed of 154 females and 58 males, were asked to complete the Raven’s Progressive Matrices, the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, and the Emo-Sensory Intelligence Scale. Data were then matched with students’ Grade Point Averages as a measure of their academic achievement. The results revealed that students’ level of IQ and EQ could positively predict their academic achievement. In the case of their ESQ level, its auditory sub-component was found to be a positive predictor of academic success. Results were discussed, and possible implications and applications for increasing students’ chances for success were presented.

Economic, social, and cultural capital and ESQ in academic achievement: A comparison of Afghan and Iranian students

“…Considering the interaction between emotions and senses and their influence on cognition, ESQ can play a vital role in education. Recent research by Pishghadam et al (2022) found that ESQ is a positive predictor of academic success, along with IQ and EQ.…”

Emo-Sensory Communication, Emo-Sensory ‎Intelligence and ‎Gender

“…Having its root in the fundamental assumptions of emotional quotient (EQ) and sensory quotient (SQ), emo-sensory quotient (ESQ) is the ability to recognize, label, monitor, and manage sense-induced emotions to guide one's behavior and establish emo-sensory communication (Pishghadam & Shayesteh, 2017;Pishghadam, Faribi, et al, 2022). In light of the theoretical background presented above and the empirical studies reviewed, the present study seeks to find out the role of gender in emo-sensory intelligence and emo-sensory communication.…”

“…To measure the individuals' level of awareness of their emotions and emo-sensory communicative skills induced by the sensory inputs, the emo-sensory intelligence scale (ESIS) was used (Pishghadam et al, 2020, Pishghadam, Faribi, et al, 2022. This scale, which is in the respondents' native language, consists of 144 items developed to measure the six traditionally well-known senses of hearing, sight, touch, movement, taste, and smell on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (very little) to 5 (very much).…”

Relationship between emotional intelligence and learning motivation among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A serial mediation model

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