Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study Among Students of a Private University in Malaysia

Ali Bunyaan Shafeeg; Siok Inn Tan Agnes; Yoke Mei Loo

doi:10.1007/978-981-287-399-6_5

Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study Among Students of a Private University in Malaysia

Ali Bunyaan Shafeeg, Siok Inn Tan Agnes, Yoke Mei Loo

School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

There are many factors influencing a student’s achievement in academic. One of the factors is emotional intelligence (EI). The relationship between EI and academic achievement was investigated in this study. The result showed that one of the EI components (i.e. use of emotion) is positively correlated to EI. The study also revealed that the female respondents scored lower than male respondents in EI mean score. However, the difference in EI between genders is not statistically significant. The difference in EI between years of study was also studied and it was found insignificant statistically. The results revealed an interesting finding that the respondents in this study, regardless of the years of study, self-reported that they are better in appraising their own emotions, but weaker in controlling their emotions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	Holistic Education: Enacting Change
Publisher	Springer
Pages	55-66
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9789812873996
ISBN (Print)	9789812873989
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-399-6_5
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2015

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Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Study Among Students of a Private University in Malaysia. / Shafeeg, Ali Bunyaan; Agnes, Siok Inn Tan ; Loo, Yoke Mei.
Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings: Holistic Education: Enacting Change. Springer, 2015. p. 55-66.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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