EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPATHY AS CORRELATE OF SELF-ESTEEM AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE
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The study examines emotional intelligence and empathy as correlate of self-esteem among adolescents in Anambra State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The study adopted correlational research design. The study was carried out in Anambra state. The population of this study comprised 2520 200 level undergraduate students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam. The sample of this study comprised 300 respondents which includes 180 from UNIZIK and 120 from COOU. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the sample size. Three instruments were used for data collection. The first is Emotional Intelligence Scale, Empathy scale and Self-Esteem scale. Reliability of the instruments were establish through Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient. The result gave values of 0.81 and 0.80 respectively. The data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) for the research questions, and t-test of significance of correlation was used to test for the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study reveals that there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and self-esteem of adolescents of undergraduates of public universities in Anambra state. There is a significant relationship between empathy and self-esteem of adolescents of undergraduates in public universities in Anambra state. The study concludes that emotional intelligence and empathy positively and significantly correlated with self esteem of adolescent students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam. The study recommends among others that public universities should focus on emotional intelligence as part of the standard secondary school curriculum could lead to a variety of positive self esteem outcomes of adolescents of undergraduates of public universities in Anambra state. Increasing emotional intelligence may not only facilitate the learning process and improve self esteem of adolescents, but could also enhance the probability of better personal and social adaptation in general.
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