Emotional intelligence and psychological health in a sample of Kuwaiti college students.

Full Abstract

This summary investigated correlations between emotional intelligence and psychological health amongst 191 Kuwaiti undergraduate students in psychology, 98 men and 93 women (M age=20.6 yr., SD=2.8). There were two measures of emotional intelligence, one based on the ability model, the Arabic Test for Emotional Intelligence, and the other on the mixed model, the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Participants' psychological health was assessed using scales from the Personality Assessment Inventory. A weak relationship between the two types of emotional intelligence was found. A correlation for scores on the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire with the Personality Assessment Inventory was found but not with those of the Arabic Test for Emotional Intelligence. Regression analysis indicated scores on Managing Emotions and Self-awareness accounted for most of the variance in the association with the Personality Assessment Inventory. Significant sex differences were found only on the Arabic Test for Emotional Intelligence; women scored higher than men. On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire measures, men had significantly higher means on Managing Emotions and Self-motivation. However, no significant differences were found between the sexes on the Total Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire scores.

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Author information

Author/s: Alkhadher, Othman (O);

Affiliation: Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait. alkhadher(-atsign-)kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jun; vol 104 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 923-36

Dates: Created 2007/08/10; Completed 2007/08/24;

PMID: 17688148, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Arabs - psychology
Emotions - classification
Female
Health Status
Humans
Intelligence - classification
Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data
Kuwait - ethnology
Male

Male
Mental Health - classification; statistics & numerical data
Models, Psychological
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Sex Factors
Students - psychology

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