مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examining the Emotional Intelligence Levels of Guidance Practitioners

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a significant difference between the emotional intelligence levels of guidance practitioners who have a degree in psychological counselling and guidance, and those who have a degree in a major other than psychological counselling and guidance. The study sample comprised 162 guidance practitioners working in state schools in Antalya in the academic year 2011-2012, 54.9% of the participants were female, 45.1% of participants were male. The data for this study was collected employing the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory which was developed by Bar-On (1997) and adapted to Turkish by Mumcuoğlu (2002). According to the t-test results, there were significant differences in the emotional intelligence levels between psychological counselling and guidance graduates and the graduates from other programs. Psychological counselling and guidance graduates scored higher in all the subscales of emotional intelligence (emotional self-awareness, assertiveness, self-regard, self-actualization, independence, empathy, social responsibility, interpersonal relationships, reality testing, flexibility, problem solving, stress tolerance, impulse control, optimism, and happiness) than the graduates of other programs. These findings indicate the importance of the appointment criteria in appointing guidance practitioners to guidance and counselling services in schools.