EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENT (EQ) AMONG STUDENTS AT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING

Authors

  • Syed Najmuddin Syed Hassan
  • Rosli Saadan
  • Muhd Akmal Noor Rajikon
  • Noor Baiduri Abdul Halim
  • Mohamad Bokhari

Abstract

This study aims to identify EQ (EQ) among university students. The seven domains being measured in this study are self-awareness, self-regulation, selfmotivation, empathy, social skills, maturity and spirituality. Respondents are 207 Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka students consisting of male students (N=207) and female students (N=56). All subjects responded to the Malaysian EQ Inventory (MEQI) questionnaire. Result from the study shows that there is a significant difference between male and female students in the social skills domain (M= 76.40, F= 72.77, p<.05) and maturity (M= 84.79, F= 80.77, p<.05).

 

Keywords: EQ (EQ), self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, social skills

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Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Syed Hassan, S. N., Saadan, R., Noor Rajikon, M. A., Abdul Halim, N. B., & Bokhari, M. (2011). EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENT (EQ) AMONG STUDENTS AT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING. Journal of Human Capital Development (JHCD), 4(2), 99–116. Retrieved from https://jhcd.utem.edu.my/jhcd/article/view/2327

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Skills and Competency Development

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