Emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness among young religious in formation

• Main Author: Espinosa, Jose Nicolas Q., SVD.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2002
• Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology); Scale analysis (Psychology); Happiness; Novitiate; Personal orientation inventory
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3011
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study determines the levels of emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness among young religious in formation. Two hundred forty-two (242) young religious, male and female - in the three stages of formation and belonging to four religious congregations, participated in this descriptive correlation research. The General Emotional Intelligence Scale (GEIS), the Measure of Actualization of Potential (MAP) and the Personal State Questionnaire (PSQ) were the instruments used to measure the personality variables. Means and standard deviations were computed to determine the levels of emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness. Pearson r was computed to find out the relationship among the personality variables and the relationship of these variables and the demographic variables. Results showed that young religious in this study, based on a norm group of university students and employees, have slightly below average levels of emotional intelligence. They also have average levels of self-actualization and happiness. Self-actualization score are interpreted on the basis of the position of the mean value of a 5-point scale. Happiness scores are interpreted in relation to quatiles. The study also showed that there was a significant correlation among the personality variables. Emotional intelligence and self-actualization correlated positively to most of the demographic variables, while happiness was only positively correlated to educational attainment. No correlation was found between the personality variables and the demographic variables of length of stay in the congregation and stages of formation. This study arrived at the following conclusions: a) emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness are important aspects for young religious in formation b) among the religious in formation, higher educational attainment is an important variable to achieve higher levels of emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness c) satisfaction or happiness among the young religious is independent of age and gender d) length of stay in the congregation and stages of formation in which formation programs are implemented do not contribute to, nor have any influence on, the levels of emotional intelligence, self-actualization and happiness among young religious.