The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Academic Success at the Undergraduate Level of the University of Split

Željko Mateljak – Sveučilište u Splitu, Ekonomski fakultet, Cvite Fiskovića 5, 21 000 Split, Hrvatska

Sažetak: Postojanje povezanosti između emocionalne inteligencije i aka­demskog uspjeha studenata prijediplomske razine studija ispitano na uzor­ku od 102 studenta diplomske razine studija Sveučilišta u Splitu. Akademski uspjeh studenata mjeren je prosječnom ocjenom ostvarenoj na prijediplom­skoj razini, dok je emocionalna inteligencija mjerena pomoću četiri dimen­zije emocionalne inteligencije, i to sposobnosti procjene vlastitih emocija, sposobnosti procjene tuđih emocija, sposobnosti upotrebe emocija te spo­sobnosti upravljanja emocijama. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da ispi­tanici koji imaju visoku razinu emocionalne inteligencije ostvaruju veću spo­sobnost procjene vlastitih emocija i manju sposobnost upravljanja vlastitim emocijama. Rezultati istraživanja su također pokazali da postoji pozitivan i statistički značajan utjecaj dvaju dimenzija emocionalne inteligencije (spo­sobnost procjene vlastitih emocija i sposobnost upotrebe emocija) na aka­demski uspjeh studenata poslijediplomske razine Sveučilišta u Splitu.

Abstract: The relationship between emotional intelligence and academic success was examined on a sample of 102 undergraduate students from the University of Split. Academic success was measured by the students’ average grades achieved at the undergraduate level, while emotional intelligence was assessed through four dimensions: the ability to assess one’s own emo­tions, the ability to assess others’ emotions, the ability to use emotions, and the ability to manage emotions. The research results indicated that respond­ents with a high level of emotional intelligence showed greater ability in as­sessing their own emotions but lower ability in managing their emotions. Additionally, the results revealed a positive and statistically significant im­pact of two dimensions of emotional intelligence (the ability to assess one’s own emotions and the ability to use emotions) on the academic success of postgraduate students at the University of Split.

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