To Explore the Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Career Decision Making at University Level
Keywords:
emotional intelligence, career decision-making, university studentsAbstract
Undergraduates' emotional intelligence and its impact on their job choices were the subjects of this informal comparison research. College freshmen in Lahore's public sector undergraduate programs made up the study's population. To choose the sample, proportionate stratified random sampling was employed. Gender was a determining factor in the stratification process used to choose the sample. A grand total of 12,744 students were enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs at four different institutions. The research sample consisted of 382 people, or 30% of the whole population. A questionnaire developed by Betz et al. (1996) was used to evaluate college students' professional decision-making abilities, while the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) (2002) was used to test emotional intelligence. The data was analyzed using multiple regression and independent sample t-tests. Emotional intelligence significantly impacted undergraduates' choice of major and subsequent employment. It was suggested that classes be organized to teach pupils how to handle difficult emotions and think critically.
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