Study of the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence Components and Organizational Health Perception among Secondary School Principals of Iran

In the late 20th century, a new application of psychology has been seen in workplaces, organizations, firms and human resource management (HRM). Introduction of emotional intelligence phenomenon and its effectiveness in solving human resource (HR) problems have turned it into one of the most controversial psychological issue during the last decade. On the other hand, schools organizational health may facilitate their education, training and administrative affairs and also it can predict effectiveness of school activities. Thus present study aims to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and its components with organizational health perception among secondary school principals in Iranian secondary schools. In order to measure emotional intelligence, BarOn theoretical framework was employed (including five components: intrapersonal relationships, interpersonal relationships, general mood, adaptability and stress management). Also organizational health was measured using Hoy et al theory. Statistical population of present study comprised of all secondary school principals of East Azarbaijan province among them principals of Shabastar city were chosen as sample. To collect data, two standard scales including Emotional Intelligence Scale with 90 items and Organizational Health Inventory (OHI) with 44 items were used and they were distributed to the sample principals after verification of their validity and reliability. Finally, results of data analysis using measures of central tendency and dispersion and Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed that there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and its components and organizational health perception of principals.