Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Social Coexistence Among Students of the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance

Abstract

Human emotions and feelings are considered the primary driving force of behavior, as they delete these words as they are an essential aspect of human behavior closely linked to an individual's life, personality, and interactions with different people and their behaviors. Some individuals possess emotional intelligence, enabling them to adapt to others, while others lack this emotional maturity, often struggling with issues of adaptation and harmony within their society.This study aims to examine the following:

1. the level of emotional intelligence among students in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance.
2. the level of social coexistence among students in the same department.
3. The correlational relationship between emotional intelligence and social coexistence among these students in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance.A study was conducted on a sample consisting of 100 students from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance, equally distributed between males and females, selected through a stratified random sampling technique to ensure a fair representation of the research population. The researcher constructed a scale for measuring emotional intelligence consisting of 20 items, with each item rated on a Likert scale, based on the mixed model of emotional intelligence proposed by Bar-On and James (1999). Additionally, a social coexistence scale was developed for students in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance, also consisting of 20 items, each rated on a five-point scale, based on the theoretical framework of Lazarus and Folkman (1984).The researcher derived the psychometric properties of the scales, including validity indicators related to apparent validity and internal consistency, and reliability indicators such as test-retest reliability and item-total correlation coefficients. The results indicated that the scales had acceptable levels of validity and reliability. Statistical methods such as the t-test for two independent samples and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for data analysis. The findings revealed an inverse relationship between high emotional intelligence and low social coexistence among students in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance. Based on these results, the researcher formulated a set of conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for future studies.

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