Emotional intelligence and locus of control among young adults in Samarahan

• Main Author: Nur Hasnida, Mohd Nazamri
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12197/1/NUR%20HASNIDA.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12197/2/NUR%20HASNIDA%20full.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12197/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This study was conducted to explore the relationships between emotional intelligence and locus of control among young adults in Samarahan. Schutte self-report emotional intelligence test (SSEIT) (1998) and Rotter’s Locus of control instrument (1977) were tested on 139 young adults to measure emotional intelligence and locus of control. Data was analyzed using Pearson Correlation. No significant relationship was found between emotional intelligence and locus of control. Similarly, no significant difference was found in emotional intelligence by gender and ethnic. No significant difference was found in locus of control by ethnic. However, significant difference was found in locus of control by gender.