Is there any difference of emotional intelligence between male and female students?

Abstract

This study aims to describe the emotional intelligence of students by sex (male and female) and identify whether there are differences in emotional intelligence of male and female students. This study is a quantitative and comparative descriptive study, with a sample of 156 students consisting of 78 male and 78 female students. The instrument used is an Emotional Intelligence Instrument consisting of 40 items .Descriptive analysis using the percentage formula to describe and identify differences in emotional intelligence of male and female students using the t-test. The findings of the study indicate that the emotional intelligence of women is still higher (1.28%) than for men, and there is a significant difference between the emotional intelligence of male and female students. Implication discussed further.