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Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia

The presence of psychological well-being is key to the optimal functioning of individuals, for them to lead fuller lives and essential for them to contribute actively to society. Some studies have explored the links between psychological well-being and emotional intelligence. However, no such study...

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Main Authors: Balan Rathakrishnan, Melissa Edora Sanu, Azizi Yahaya, Soon Singh Bikar Singh, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
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Published: Faculty of Psychology, UIN 2019
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BF1-990 Psychology
LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education
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spelling my.ums.eprints.329472022-06-23T00:34:40Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32947/ Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia Balan Rathakrishnan Melissa Edora Sanu Azizi Yahaya Soon Singh Bikar Singh Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin BF1-990 Psychology LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education The presence of psychological well-being is key to the optimal functioning of individuals, for them to lead fuller lives and essential for them to contribute actively to society. Some studies have explored the links between psychological well-being and emotional intelligence. However, no such study has focussed on rural, and more often than not, poor students. Our study looked at the effects of emotional intelligence on the psychological well-being of rural poor students in Sabah, Malaysia. It was a cross-sectional study of 430 students. We found that 73% and 90% of the rural students rated their emotional intelligence and psychological well-being as moderate respectively. Regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence could predict one’s psychological well-being. We suggest further research into the differences between school students and school dropouts, and between urban and rural poor students. Faculty of Psychology, UIN 2019-06-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32947/1/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20psychological%20well-being%20of%20rural%20poor%20school%20students%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32947/2/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20psychological%20well-being%20of%20rural%20poor%20school%20students%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.NEW.pdf Balan Rathakrishnan and Melissa Edora Sanu and Azizi Yahaya and Soon Singh Bikar Singh and Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin (2019) Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia. PSYMPATHIC : Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 6. pp. 65-72. ISSN 2502-2903 (E-ISSN) , 2356-3591 (P-ISSN) https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/psy/article/view/4082 10.15575/psy.v6i1.4082
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LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education
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LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education
Balan Rathakrishnan
Melissa Edora Sanu
Azizi Yahaya
Soon Singh Bikar Singh
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
description The presence of psychological well-being is key to the optimal functioning of individuals, for them to lead fuller lives and essential for them to contribute actively to society. Some studies have explored the links between psychological well-being and emotional intelligence. However, no such study has focussed on rural, and more often than not, poor students. Our study looked at the effects of emotional intelligence on the psychological well-being of rural poor students in Sabah, Malaysia. It was a cross-sectional study of 430 students. We found that 73% and 90% of the rural students rated their emotional intelligence and psychological well-being as moderate respectively. Regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence could predict one’s psychological well-being. We suggest further research into the differences between school students and school dropouts, and between urban and rural poor students.
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author Balan Rathakrishnan
Melissa Edora Sanu
Azizi Yahaya
Soon Singh Bikar Singh
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
author_facet Balan Rathakrishnan
Melissa Edora Sanu
Azizi Yahaya
Soon Singh Bikar Singh
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
author_sort Balan Rathakrishnan
title Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort emotional intelligence and psychological well-being of rural poor school students in sabah, malaysia
publisher Faculty of Psychology, UIN
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32947/1/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20psychological%20well-being%20of%20rural%20poor%20school%20students%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.ABSTRACT.pdf
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