Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Conflict Management Behavior of Home Economics Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Abstract
The current study was designed to explore the influence of emotional intelligence on the conflict management behavior of home economics students. The objectives of the study were to explore the association of emotional intelligence with conflict management behavior (Aggression/Negotiation) among the students enrolled in BS Home Economics: To find out the association of elements of emotional intelligence with conflict management Behavior (Aggression/Negotiation) of the students enrolled in BS Home Economics. The study was descriptive and quantitative, basically survey-type research. Using a stratified random sampling technique, we drew a sample of 252 stratified by the number of enrollments from girls' colleges in Peshawar and Swat. We collected the primary data through a questionnaire. We used regression analysis for the identification of the association among variables. Results showed a significant positive association between emotional intelligence and conflict management behavior, which accounted for 16% of the variation in predicting. The regression coefficients were significant with (b = 0.403, p<.001). Self-awareness, empathy, and relationship management were significant predictors of conflict management behavior (CMB), whereas self-control and self-motivation were found to be insignificant predictors of CMB. We concluded that emotional intelligence is a significant predictor of students' conflict management behavior. As a result, institutions should focus on students' emotional intelligence, with a particular emphasis on self-awareness, relationship management, and empathy, besides their academic development, to help students deal with conflict-related situations.
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