Emotional Intelligence And At-Risk Students  

Oleh:

Gaik, Lee Phaik ; Abdullah, Maria Chong ; Roslan, Samsilah ; Baba, Maznah

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The International Symposium on Social Sciences (TISSS) and Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society (HKICEPS) at Hongkong, December 2013, page 912-924.
Topik: Delinquent Behaviour; Emotional Intelligence (EI); Self-awareness; Other Misbehaviour; Crime; Self-regulation; Spiritual Awareness
Fulltext: Hong Kong-Conference 148.pdf (398.74KB)

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This study examined the relationships between emotional intelligence and the delinquent behaviour of the students. The level of delinquent behaviour reported by the students is categorised under the headings of crime, drugs, vandalism, pornography and sexual behaviour, other misbehaviour and dishonesty. Meanwhile emotional intelligence is investigated by looking at the level of emotional intelligence domains, such as self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy, social skills, maturity, and spiritual awareness. Data were gathered from a sample of 300 secondary school students aged 15-18 years old in Selangor. The schools they attended were selected from the so-called “hardcore schools”, which were identified from the Schools Division in the State of Selangor. Two instruments, namely, surveys on the “Behaviour of Students” and “Malaysian Emotional Quotient Inventory (R)-Adolescence (MEQI)” were utilised to collect the research data and were analysed using SPSS 19.0. Data showed that the highest delinquency among the adolescents was misbehaviour in school, followed by crime, vandalisme, pornography, dishonesty and drugs. Results also revealed a negative linear relationship between emotional intelligence (r=- .208, n=300, p=.001) and delinquent behaviour, implying that adolescents with better emotional intelligence had lower levels of delinquency. Multiple regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence is the predictor of delinquent behaviour and self-awareness is the main factor of delinquent behaviour. This study contributes to the knowledge of the importance of EI in understanding delinquent behaviour. EI can be used to identify and discriminate emotional skills among those adolescents who exhibit delinquent behaviour. Addressing the predictor –emotional intelligence would probably prove to be effective in reducing delinquent behaviour. This includes promoting emotional intelligence in the family and also in education.

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