The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, and Academic Adjustment in Seventh-Grade Male Students in Bojnourd

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Mohsen Jahandoost ¹

1 - - (Corresponding author), Master of Educational Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran [e-mail]

Received: 2024-03-11 Accepted : 2024-05-22 Published : 2024-09-22

Keywords: Academic Adjustment, Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: One of the challenges students face upon entering the educational environment is their perception of their ability to cope with demands that affect their adjustment. This study aimed to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence with mental health and academic adjustment in seventh-grade male students in Bojnourd city. Methods: This research used a descriptive-correlational method. The statistical population included all seventh-grade male students in Bojnourd. A sample of 224 students was selected using multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Cron Emotional Intelligence Self-Report Inventory, the Goldberg and Hiller General Health Questionnaire, and the Sinha and Singh Academic Adjustment Inventory. Pearson correlation, regression analysis, and canonical correlation analysis were employed using SPSS version 22. Results: The findings revealed a significant simple and multiple correlation between emotional intelligence and both academic adjustment and mental health. Moreover, the components of emotional intelligence showed significant canonical correlations with both criteria. Conclusion: This study showed that emotion plays an important role in improving academic adjustment and mental health of seventh grade male high school students. Emotional intelligence boosters can be considered by the institution as a solution to improve academic adjustment and mental health in educational environments.

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