PREDICTIVE VALUE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND CORRELATION BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Background: People with higher levels of emotional intelligence appear to be happier, healthier,and more emotionally stable,excel in key ar as of their lives. These findings prompted the researcher to investigate the relationship between academic success and emotional intelligence in students. The objective of the study was to determine the predictive value of emotional intelligence for academic achievement, and correlation between academic achievement and various domains of emotional intelligence among second year medical students at Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU).

Method: Observational research design was used in this study. The sample size for the study was 81 MBBS second-year students. Data was collected by usingSocio Demographic Performa andEmotional Intelligence Competency Inventory.

Result: The results obtained exhibit that a significant negative correlation exists between self-awareness and academic achievement. However, self-management, social awareness, as well as relationship management showed an insignificant weak negative correlation with academic achievement. Conclusion: These results showed very weak nature of the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement, suggesting that other factors not explored in this research might contribute more substantially to the academic performance of medical students.