TITLE:
The Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Individual Performance: A Descriptive Study in Albaha University, Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Faris S. Alghamdi
KEYWORDS:
Emotional Intelligence, Individual Performance, Academic Performance
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Service Science and Management,
Vol.7 No.5,
October
30,
2014
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.