EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS STUDYING AT VARIOUS FACULTIES AND COLLEGES OF UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This research studied the emotional intelligence levels of university students in the context of emotional intelligence extents; the difference in terms of demographic qualities of students and the majors they study and the relationship between emotional intelligence of students and their academic achievements. For this purpose, a questionnaire was filled in by students studying at five different faculties of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. The results of the research revealed that there is not any significant difference in the relationship between the faculty of students and their emotional intelligence, apart from the sociability. Besides, it is concluded that there is a significant relationship between the emotional intelligence and academic achievements and that almost 11 % of change in academic achievements can be explained by emotional intelligence.