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Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia

Psychological distress has been an increasing issue among university students, mainly due to the changes that have taken place brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that there needs to be more evidence surrounding the topic of psychological well-being (PWB) among university students i...

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Main Authors: Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi, Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari, Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said
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Published: Society for Research and Knowledge Management Ltd 2023
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LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
LB2300-2430 Higher education
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37774/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.9.32
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spelling my.ums.eprints.377742023-12-01T03:06:39Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37774/ Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology LB2300-2430 Higher education Psychological distress has been an increasing issue among university students, mainly due to the changes that have taken place brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that there needs to be more evidence surrounding the topic of psychological well-being (PWB) among university students in Malaysia. This study has examined the effect of emotional intelligence (EQ) and personality traits on the PWB of university students in Malaysia. A quantitative research method using convenience sampling was used in this study. One hundred fifty-one (151) students from public and private universities in Malaysia participated in the study. The questionnaires were used as data-collecting tools and were distributed in Google Forms. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 28.0. Regression analysis showed no significant effect of EQ on the PWB of the students. In disparity, personality traits significantly influenced both PWB and EQ of university students in Malaysia. The findings of this study highlight that certain personality traits contribute considerably to the PWB of university students in Malaysia. Hence, it is suggested that university administrators, university students, and other researchers investigate the role of these personality traits in enhancing PWB and EQ among university students. Society for Research and Knowledge Management Ltd 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37774/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37774/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi and Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari and Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said (2023) Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 22 (9). pp. 592-616. ISSN 1694-2493 https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.9.32
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topic LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
LB2300-2430 Higher education
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LB2300-2430 Higher education
Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi
Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari
Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said
Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
description Psychological distress has been an increasing issue among university students, mainly due to the changes that have taken place brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that there needs to be more evidence surrounding the topic of psychological well-being (PWB) among university students in Malaysia. This study has examined the effect of emotional intelligence (EQ) and personality traits on the PWB of university students in Malaysia. A quantitative research method using convenience sampling was used in this study. One hundred fifty-one (151) students from public and private universities in Malaysia participated in the study. The questionnaires were used as data-collecting tools and were distributed in Google Forms. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 28.0. Regression analysis showed no significant effect of EQ on the PWB of the students. In disparity, personality traits significantly influenced both PWB and EQ of university students in Malaysia. The findings of this study highlight that certain personality traits contribute considerably to the PWB of university students in Malaysia. Hence, it is suggested that university administrators, university students, and other researchers investigate the role of these personality traits in enhancing PWB and EQ among university students.
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author Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi
Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari
Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said
author_facet Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi
Muhammad Idris Bullare@Bahari
Hajah Siti Rafidah Haji Md Said
author_sort Kassandra Aiman Rahmat Effandi
title Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
title_short Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
title_full Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on the Psychological Well-Being of University Students in Malaysia
title_sort effect of emotional intelligence and personality traits on the psychological well-being of university students in malaysia
publisher Society for Research and Knowledge Management Ltd
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