EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THIRD YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS

This study was about determining the emotional intelligence of third-year college students and how it associates with their academic performance. This study used a descriptive correlational design. Participants of this study were the 156 third-year college students of Kabankalan Catholic College. This study employed the 33-item Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale to determine the association of emotional intelligence and academic performance of third-year college students. The study shows that third-year college students have a high level of emotional intelligence, with females having higher emotional intelligence than males. Moreover, there are high emotional intelligence levels across different curricular programs. On the other hand, third-year college students have an outstanding level of academic performance. These variations also underscored that there is no significant difference in sex and a significant difference in the curricular program of students’ emotional intelligence. The analysis revealed notable variations in academic performance based on sex and chosen curricular programs, with female students demonstrating higher academic performance compared to their male counterparts. Lastly, a significant association between emotional intelligence and academic performance of third-year college students was found in this study. The result of this study implies that higher emotional intelligence is associated with better academic performance. Therefore, this study suggests that school administrators must implement a program that will assist the students struggling with emotional intelligence issues that affect their academic performance.