The Relationship between Cultural and Emotional Intelligence with Students

چکیده مقاله

Entering the university has been the source of stress for some students and has emerged some maladaptive responses. Therefore, the aim of present study is to investigate the relationship between cultural, emotional intelligence and university students' adjustment to university environment. For this purpose, a sample of 355 subjects including BA, MA and PhD university students were selected using random sampling. To collect data, the Schering Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire and Baker and Siryk Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) were used. The descriptive and analytic statistics were applied to analyze the data. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between cultural and emotional intelligence and students' adjustment to university environment, and as students' emotional and cultural intelligences increases, they become more adaptable to university life. Results revealed that cultural and emotional intelligence can be used in a way to enhance students' adaptability to university environment.