A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIMENSIONS ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATES

Abstract

The objective of this research was to reveal the effect of the five emotional intelligence dimensions such as a self-awareness, emotional management, self-motivation, emphaty, and interpersonal skills on the academic achievement of undergraduates. This study employed a quantitative approach with survey method. The respondent of this study was undergraduates of Computer College of Bina Patria, central java, Indonesia. The method of data collection was questioannaire. This research revealed that emotional management, self-motivation and interpersonal relationship gave a significant influence on grade average point of the students (Sig. <0.05). Meanwhile, self of awareness and emphaty did not give a significant influence on the grade average points of the students (Sig.>0.05). Then, emotional management gave the biggest influence on the grade average points of the students with standardized coefficients 0.361, and sig. 0.001<0.05. The findings of the research imply practically that the students undergraduates should build and improve continuously the dimensions of emotional intelligence to increase their academic achievement. Meanwhile, from theoretically point of view this finding can be used to construct the paradigm of academic achievement that the three dimensions of emotional intelligence-emotional intelligence, self motivation and interpersonal relationship can be considered as factors which influence the academic achievement of students undergraduates.