Browsing by Author "Yani, Rahma Fajri"

This study aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic performance among midwifery students at Ubudiyah University of Indonesia (UUI), Aceh, Indonesia. This quantitative study applied a cross sectional survey with census research design. A sample consisted of one hundred and forty-eight (n=148) midwifery students participated in this study. The data were collected using two questionnaires, namely Trait Emotional intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF) developed by Cooper and Petrides (2010) which consisted of 30 items and Gargallo, Suarez-Rodriguez and Perez-Perez’s (2009) CEVEAPEU questionnaire with 15 items. Descriptive analysis, Pearson Correlation test and Multiple Regression Analysis were applied in this study. The results of the study showed that there is a positive significant relationship between the facets of emotional intelligence and academic performance. It was also found that self-awareness is a strong predictor of academic performance. The result indicated that only self-management has negative significant relationship toward CGPA of midwifery students at UUI.