Factors Related to Emotional Quotient of Adolescent

Abstract

          This descriptive research aimed to study on two objectives; 1) to explore various dimensions of emotional quotient of adolescent 2) to determine factors related to emotional quotient of adolescent. The samples were 186 dental public health students who studied in year 1-4 at Sirindhorn College of Public Health Khon Kaen Province. Data were collected by the questionnaires, and were analyzed as percentages, mean, standard deviation.  Spearman Correlation Coefficient was also tested.

          The results of this study showed that the samples had good attitude to sex, and had moderate level of social perception, information perception and social environment. They had extremely true level of socialization and had high level of emotional quotient: self–awareness, emotional management, motivates oneself, empathy and handling relationships. Considering factors related to the emotional quotient, the relationship between the birth order and the emotional quotient of adolescents in overview was a negative correlation with a low statistically significant (_s= -0.169, p-value= 0.021). The relationship between the information perception of adolescents and the adolescent emotional quotient in overview was a positive correlation with a low statistically significant (_s= 0.207, p-value= 0.005). The relationship between the birth order and the emotional quotient of adolescents in self–awareness and empathy was a negative correlation with a low statistically significant (_s= -0.169, p-value= 0.021). Age and information perception of adolescents were a positive correlation with the emotional quotient of adolescents in emotional management with a low statistically significant (_s= 0.157, p-value= 0.032) and (_s=  0.168, p-value= 0.022). The relationship between the information perception of adolescents and the emotional quotient of adolescents in motivate oneself and handling relationships was a positive correlation with a low statistically significant (_s= 0.171, p-value= 0.020) and (_s= 0.204, p-value= 0.005). The relationship between social environment of adolescents and the emotional quotient of adolescents in handling relationships was a positive correlation with a low statistically significant (_s= 0.168, p-value= 0.022).