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The Relation of LD and Gender with Emotional Intelligence in College Students

Academic affairs at Western Maryland College, hreiff{at}wmdc.edu

Nanette M. Hatzes

Learning Center at Pennsylvania State University at Mount Alto,

Michael H. Bramel

Faculty at Pennsylvania State University at Mount Alto

Thomas Gibbon

Mount Saint Mary's College

This study examined the relation of learning disabilities (LD) and gender with emotional intelligence in 128 college students. Fifty-four students with LD (32 men and 22 women) and 74 without LD (34 men and 40 women) attending two colleges and one university participated in the study. Emotional intelligence was assessed using the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i; BarOn,1997), a self-report instrument designed to measure interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, stress management, adaptability, and general mood. A 2-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performed to examine the main effects of LD and gender and the interaction of the two main effects on the five composites of the EQ-i. Students with LD had fewer credits and lower scholastic aptitude test (SAT) scores, high school grade point averages (GPAs), and college GPAs than students without LD; women students were older and had higher college GPAs than men students. Results of the MANOVA indicated significant main effects of both LD and gender; no significant interaction occurred. Post hoc univariate analyses of the five composites revealed significant differences between students with LD and students without LD on stress management and adaptability, significant differences between men and women students on interpersonal skills, and significant differences of the interaction of LD and gender on interpersonal skills.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 34, No. 1, 66-78 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400106


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