Emotional Intelligence and Adjustment among Students at SMAN 2 Wawotobi

Abstrak

High school students' self-adjustment is the ability of students to adapt to the school environment, so that they are able to deal with various situations well. One of the factors supporting self-adjustment is emotional intelligence, which is the ability of individuals to recognize, manage, and express emotions appropriately and understand the emotions of others. This study aims to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-adjustment of students of SMAN 2 Wwawotobi. This research design uses a quantitative approach with a correlational research design. The population of this study were students of SMAN 2 Wawotobi, with a sample size of 60 students obtained through total sampling technique. Based on the results showed that there is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and self-adjustment of students of SMAN 2 Wawotobi. The results of Pearson's Product Moment correlation test showed a correlation coefficient (r) value of 0.603 with a significance level of 0.001. The positive coefficient (r) value and the significance value smaller than 0.05 indicate that there is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and self-adjustment. The higher the emotional intelligence, the higher the self-adjustment. Vice versa, the lower the emotional intelligence, the lower the self-adjustment.

Kata kunci

• Emotional Intelligence
• kecerdasan emosional
• penyesuaian diri
• self-adjustment
• siswa
• students