التنبؤ بالذكاء الوجداني في ضوء بعض المتغيرات النفسية و الديمغرافية لدى طلبة الصفوف من 7-12 في سلطنة عمان

Abstract EN

The study aimed to explore Omani students’ emotional intelligence levels and identify its predictors using some psychological (religious behavior, academic self-efficacy beliefs, and intelligence) and demographic variables.

To achieve this goal, a national random sample of 1575 students (grades 7 to 12) was selected from all Omani school districts.

Participants responded to four psychological tests that were earlier piloted for its validity and reliability.

These included measures of emotional intelligence, religious behavior, academic self-efficacy beliefs, and Raven Progressive Matrices Test.

The One-sample t-test shows high levels of emotional intelligence in four subscales: self management, self motivation, empathy, and selfawareness.

The participants showed lower levels in the fifth subscale of emotional intelligence (i.e., social skills).

Results from the stepwise linear multiple regression indicated that emotional intelligence levels can be predicted using 12 independent variables; four of which were psychological variables: three dimensions from the religious scale (monngjiat, ibadat, and habits) and students’ academic self-efficacy beliefs.

The other eight variables included demographic variables (grade 7, grade 8, grade 10, Al-Dhahira district, male students, elementary school level of the father, and the Wasta district).

The results are discussed and recommendations are given.