The Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Individual Performance: A Descriptive Study in Albaha University, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The current study investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence and individual performance, namely academic performance. It also aims at determining whether emotional intelligence differs between male and female students. The data were obtained through the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence (SSREI) questionnaire, which was distributed to undergraduate students in Albaha province, Saudi Arabia. A sample of 191 undergraduate students filled in (SSREI), which included the demographic and academic performance measures. The results indicated that the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance was not statistically significant. Moreover, no statistically significant difference was found between male and female students in the total of emotional intelligence score.

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“…The findings of the present study revealed the absence of a significant association between gender and EI. This result agrees with the results of Alghamdi from Albaha University, KSA [19]. It coincides also with the findings of a metaanalysis done by Fischer et al, (2017) and found an absence of association between gender and EI [20].…”

“…Students with a higher EI level may deal easily with negative emotions as they tend to manage their emotions in a better way and tend to be more social [28]. This result is consistent with many other previous studies [3,23,[29][30][31].On the other hand, some studies found no association between EI level and academic achievement [32,19].…”

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“… 3 , 16 , 17 This finding may be attributed to more socialization, societal expectations, girls’ motherly nature, and better learning emotions by females (as parents usually share emotional conversation and utilize extra-emotional terms with their daughters more than sons). 18 On the other hand, results of studies done among university students from Albaha, Saudi Arabia, 19 and between Medical Sciences students from Iran 20 revealed absence of such association. These dissimilarities may be due to differences between sample sizes, target populations, or other socio-cultural factors.…”

“… 2 On the other hand, Albaha study reported absence of such association. 19 This discrepancy may be attributed to their sample size.…”

Η Προώθηση Της Κοινωνικής Και Συναισθηματικής Μάθησης Των Μαθητών Του Δημοτικού Σχολείου Στο Μάθημα Της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας

“…Στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση, η σχέση ανάμεσα στη ΣΝ και την ακαδημαϊκή επίδοση φοιτητών πανεπιστημίου άλλοτε έχει βρεθεί στατιστικά σημαντική (Jaeger, 2003• Parker, Summerfeldt, Hogan, & Majeski, 2004• Song, Huang, Peng, Law, Wong, & Chen, 2010, άλλοτε δεν έχει εξακριβωθεί (Alghamdi, 2014• Izaguirre, 2008 και άλλοτε περιορίζεται σε συγκεκριμένους παράγοντες, όπως θετική και αρνητική εκφραστικότητα και εμπαθητικό ενδιαφέρον (Fayombo, 2012), διαχείριση του στρες και διεκδικητικότητα (Νεοφύτου, Κουτσελίνη, & Κυριακίδης, 2008) ή αντίληψη και ρύθμιση των συναισθημάτων (Thi Lam & Kirby, 2002). Ενδιαφέρον παρουσιάζει η έρευνα των Kafetsios, Maridaki-Kassotaki, Zammuner, Zampetakis, & Vouzas (2009), που είχε ως σκοπό τη συγκριτική μελέτη της ΣΝ ως γνωστική ικανότητα και ως χαρακτηριστικό της προσωπικότητας προπτυχιακών φοιτητών ελληνικών και ξένων πανεπιστημίων που ακολουθούν διαφορετική σταδιοδρομία.…”