Does Student Leadership Participation Enhance the Development of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence is believed to explain how emotions may be used, monitored, and measured to predict workplace success and failure, the suggestion that if individuals can balance the emotions within themselves and others, they can use their skills to better their organization. This study explored the development of Emotional Intelligence in the ASI Student Manager Team in comparison to Student Government members at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) during the fall 2008 quarter. The Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) was used to assess student leaders’ Emotional Intelligence (EI) development (N = 27). A two sample t-test was used to identify any significant difference in the Emotional Intelligence scores between the two groups. Findings indicated significant training effects on respondent’s scores when considering assertiveness, happiness, and empathy.

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Agriculture - Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Natural Resources Management

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Curro, Michelle Breanne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jeffrey A. Jacobs

• Emotional Intelligence
• Students
• Student Employment
• Student Managers
• Organizational Behavior and Theory

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2009.102

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1093