Emotional intelligence and its relationship to the level of education (father and mother) among a sample of university students

Document Type : Academic research papers

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1 Girls College ,Ain Shams University

2 Associated Professor of Psychology Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education- Ain Shams University - Egypt

3 Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education ,Ain Shams University - Egypt

Abstract

This research deals with revealing the nature of the differences in emotional intelligence according to the level of education (father - mother) among a sample of university students. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method, and the study sample consisted of (60 students), male and female, and their ages ranged between (16-22 years). With an average of 37% of males and 63% of females in different colleges, the researcher applied the emotional intelligence test (Labar-On), translated by (Dr. Safaa Al-Aasar, and Sahar Farouk (2001), which consists of (15) dimensions.
The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to clarify the value of the differences between the average ranks of the sample in emotional intelligence according to the variable of education level (father - mother). The results concluded as follows:
-There are no statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the total sample of emotional intelligence according to the variable level of education (father - mother).
This indicates that there is no effect of the education of the father and mother on the emotional intelligence of their children who are university students. There are other variables that enter into the development of emotional intelligence and can be acquired through practice.

Keywords: emotional intelligence, level of education (father - mother), university students.

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