Abstract
This study aimed at revealing the emotional intelligence levels of students with sensory disability in Amman in Jordan. The participants of the study were 200 students; 140 hearing impaired students and 60 visual impaired students enrolled in the special education schools and centers for the academic year 2016-2017. The study adopted the descriptive Approach. To achieve the goals of the study, the researchers prepared an emotional intelligence scale consisted of 30 items distributed into four fields: emotional knowledge, emotion regulation, empathy, and social efficiency. The scale’s reliability and validity were verified. Results showed that the total degree of the emotional intelligence of the students with hearing impairment was low and it was moderate for the students with visual impairment. Additionally, results revealed statistical significant differences between the students with hearing impairment and students with visual impairment in all the fields in favor of the students with visual impairment.The study confirmed the necessity to encourage people with sensory disabilities to take part in well-prepared activities and programs that allow them to express their emotions freely as drawing, acting, music and others to develop their emotional intelligence.
Highlights
The emotional intelligence is a good predictor of the person’s success in his practical life rather than the whole intelligence which is only a good predictor for the individual’s academic success
The empathy field came first with (1.94) while the emotion regulation field came last with (1.38). The researcher attributed this result to the failure of the students with hearing impairment in developing their emotional intelligence skills and as a result they are less interactive and communicative with others
Means and standard deviations of the emotional intelligence levels of the visual impaired students in Amman were calculated as it is illustrated in the following table
Summary
The emotional intelligence is a good predictor of the person’s success in his practical life rather than the whole intelligence which is only a good predictor for the individual’s academic success. The people who are highly emotional intelligent are too close to achieve success in their life. The emotional intelligence helps in constructing the individual’s personality to be more successful and enjoyable (Al-Hadidi, 2013). The visual and hearing impairments influence is felt in the mental growth and development through affecting the intelligence and the mental capabilities as the intelligence play s major and effective role in developing the individual’s personal and social capabilities. Many studies were conducted in the Arab region about the emotional intelligence of people with impairment. This study identified the emotional intelligence levels of the students with hearing and visual impairment in light of gender variable and studied the differences between these levels
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