الذكاء الانفعالي وعلاقته باليقظة الذهنية لدى طلبة جامعة اليرموك

Emotional intelligence and its relationship to mental alertness among Yarmouk University students

The study aimed to reveal the relationship between emotional intelligence and mindfulness among Yarmouk University students. The study sample consisted of (420) male and female students, of whom (165) were male, and (255) female. To achieve the objectives of the study, the mental alertness scale developed by Al-Zubaidi (2012), and the emotional intelligence scale developed by Al-Rabee (2007) were used. The results of the study indicated that there is a medium level of mental alertness, and a high level of emotional intelligence among the study sample members. The studies also revealed that there are statistically significant differences in the level of mental alertness that is isolated to the gender variable in favor of males, and in the level of mental alertness due to the variable of academic level, between the second and fourth year students, and it was in favor of the second year students; While the study did not reveal any statistically significant differences in the level of mental alertness due to the variables of specialization and the level of achievement. The results of the study also indicated that there were statistically significant differences in the level of emotional intelligence due to the variable of achievement level, between those with average achievement and those with low achievement, and they were in favor of those with average achievement; While the results did not reveal statistically significant differences in the level of emotional intelligence due to the variables: gender, specialization, and academic level. The results of the study showed a positive, statistically significant correlation between mental alertness and emotional intelligence.