Emotional Quotient and Coping Strategies of III Year Psychology Students: Basis for Emotional Maturity 
EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT AND COPING STRATEGIES OF 3RD YEAR
PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS: BASIS FOR EMOTIONAL MATURITY
YSABEL THERESE CORDERO, KIRSTEN MAE RAMOS, DIANNE MONIQUE
VEJANO & AUBREY ROSE ZAMUDIO
College of Science and Technology Centro Escolar University- Makati, Gil Puyat Ave.
Makati, Philippines
Abstract
This study deals with the emotional quotient and coping strategies of 3rd year psychology students in CEU Makati. By the use of random sampling which implicated the technique used by the researchers to gather weighted mean, standard deviation and Pearson R. Forty (40) 3rd year Psychology students were chosen to measure their emotional maturity by means of answering different standardized questionnaires. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and Coping Strategies Inventory Scale were administered to the participants of the study to measure their Emotional Maturity. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire consists of 30-items developed by K.V Petrides, Ph.D and the Coping Strategies Inventory Scale which consists of 72-items developed by David L. Tobin. The researchers found out that the emotional quotient and coping strategies of the 3rd year psychology students showed that there is a significant relationship between the two variables. It was concluded that the use of data gathered in this study which the researchers found out the demographic profile of the respondents such as gender, age, birth order, living with parents has a significant effect to the emotional quotient and coping strategies of the students as basis to their emotional maturity.
Keywords: Emotional Quotient, Coping Strategies
INTRODUCTION
For most people, emotional quotient is a measurement of a person's ability to monitor his or her emotions, to cope with pressures and demands, and to control his or her thoughts and actions. The ability to assess and affect situations and relationships with other people also plays a role in emotional intelligence. It is also one of the contributory
PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS: BASIS FOR EMOTIONAL MATURITY
YSABEL THERESE CORDERO, KIRSTEN MAE RAMOS, DIANNE MONIQUE
VEJANO & AUBREY ROSE ZAMUDIO
College of Science and Technology Centro Escolar University- Makati, Gil Puyat Ave.
Makati, Philippines
Abstract
This study deals with the emotional quotient and coping strategies of 3rd year psychology students in CEU Makati. By the use of random sampling which implicated the technique used by the researchers to gather weighted mean, standard deviation and Pearson R. Forty (40) 3rd year Psychology students were chosen to measure their emotional maturity by means of answering different standardized questionnaires. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and Coping Strategies Inventory Scale were administered to the participants of the study to measure their Emotional Maturity. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire consists of 30-items developed by K.V Petrides, Ph.D and the Coping Strategies Inventory Scale which consists of 72-items developed by David L. Tobin. The researchers found out that the emotional quotient and coping strategies of the 3rd year psychology students showed that there is a significant relationship between the two variables. It was concluded that the use of data gathered in this study which the researchers found out the demographic profile of the respondents such as gender, age, birth order, living with parents has a significant effect to the emotional quotient and coping strategies of the students as basis to their emotional maturity.
Keywords: Emotional Quotient, Coping Strategies
INTRODUCTION
For most people, emotional quotient is a measurement of a person's ability to monitor his or her emotions, to cope with pressures and demands, and to control his or her thoughts and actions. The ability to assess and affect situations and relationships with other people also plays a role in emotional intelligence. It is also one of the contributory