Influence of emotional intelligence on academic self-efficacy and achievement

The study examined the influence of emotional intelligence on academic self-efficacy and achievement. The participant in the study were 150 undergraduate students at Shiraz in the Shiraz City(Iran). Their age ranged between 18 to 20years with mean age of 19 years. Two valid and reliable instruments were used to assess emotional intelligence and academic self-efficacy while participants 12th Annual marks were used as a measure of academic achievement. Descriptive statistics, Parsons product moment correlation and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The result demonstrated that emotional intelligence and academic self-efficacy significantly co-related with academic achievement. On the basis of findings, it is suggested that emotional intelligence should be integrated into undergraduate curriculum