A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence in Full-Time and Part-Time Students of Filipino College Students
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Emotional Intelligence, Full-Time Students, Part-Time StudentsAbstract
In today’s educational setting, the difference between full-time students and part-time students is becoming more important. Part-time students frequently have to manage complicated life situations while juggling obligations to their families, jobs, and education. Emotional Intelligence (EI) may develop differently due to the unique challenges faced by working students compared to their full-time peers who typically engage in more traditional academic environments. The need for this study, therefore, arises out of the attempt to make comparisons between the different levels of emotional intelligence. EI of Full-time and Part-time students. Data from a sample of 300 students was gathered using a standardized Emotional Intelligence assessment tool as part of the study’s quantitative descriptive-comparative research approach. For the analysis of the results and to define the importance of any differences between the two groups, the gathered data was analyzed with the help of the Mann Whitney U Test Independent T-test. The conclusion of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test indicates that the data are not regularly distributed. As a result, the levels of both variables were described by employing the mean and standard deviation. The mean and standard deviation will be utilized. The results showed that Full-time and Part-time students did not tend to have a marked difference in their Emotional quotients. The mean Emotional Intelligence (EI) score for Full-Time students was 3.66 (SD= 0.332), while for the Part-time students’ Emotional Intelligence (EI) score was 3.70 (SD=0.471). This suggests that factors other than employment status may have a greater influence on the Emotional Intelligence (EI) ratios between Full-time and Part-time students.
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