Emotional intelligence and academic performance in undergraduate students

Authors

  • José Jaime Castaño Castrillón Profesor Titular Director Centro de Investigaciones Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Manizales
  • Martha Luz Páez Cala Psicóloga, Magister en Familia, Profesora Asociada, Programa de Psicología, Universidad de Manizales.

Keywords:

Psicología, inteligencia emocional, rendimiento académico

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the emotional intelligence and to determine itsrelation to academic performance, and other demographic variables undergraduate students.263 students participated in the study. Various instruments where used in the investigationincluding the EQ-I Questionnaire of BarOn for the measurement of emotional intelligence.An average emotional quotient of 46.51 was found in this population. Differences werefound between programs, but not between genders. This differences observed in programswhere of 62.9 for economy, 55.69 for medicine, 54.28 for psychology and 36.58 for law. Acorrelation was found between the value of the emotional quotient, and the average grade(p = .019), which was higher for medicine (p = .001), and then for psychology (p=.066), nowas found in other faculties. A cubic model of dependency was found between emotionalquotient and academic performance, significant for the total population, the medicine andpsychology faculties. Furthermore a significant dependency of this coefficient was found withprogram (p = .000) and academic term (p = .000), although the latter only shows a clear trendfor medicine. There is a correlation between emotional intelligence and academic achievement.Keywords: emotional intelligence, school performance, students, school admission criteria.

Author Biography

José Jaime Castaño Castrillón, Profesor Titular Director Centro de Investigaciones Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Manizales

Profesor Titular Director Centro de Investigaciones Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Manizales

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Published

2014-11-06

Issue

Vol. 32, Iss. 2: May-Aug 2015

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