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  • Educational Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Educational institutions invest in developing students' social and emotional skills, including emotional intelligence (EI).
  • These programs aim for personal growth and enhanced academic achievement.
  • The relationship between student EI and academic performance requires comprehensive examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a meta-analysis assessing the association between student emotional intelligence (EI) and academic performance.
  • To differentiate the impact of various EI types (ability, self-rated, mixed) on academic outcomes.
  • To identify potential mechanisms and moderators influencing the EI-academic performance link.

Main Methods:

  • A robust variance estimation meta-analysis was performed on data from 158 citations.
  • Included 1,246 effect sizes from 42,529 students.
  • Analyzed variance explained by EI after controlling for intelligence and personality traits.

Main Results:

  • An overall positive association (ρ = .20) was found between EI and academic performance.
  • Ability EI (ρ = .24) showed a stronger correlation than self-rated (ρ = .12) or mixed EI (ρ = .19).
  • EI was the third most important predictor of academic performance, following intelligence and conscientiousness.

Conclusions:

  • Emotional intelligence, particularly ability EI, is a significant correlate of academic performance.
  • Mechanisms include emotion regulation, social relationships, and content overlap.
  • Future research should explore causal directions and specific EI components' impact.