Loyola eCommons - Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium: Integrating Emotional Intelligence Training into a Career and Life Planning Seminar for Students Transitioning Out of College
 

Major

Psychology

Anticipated Graduation Year

2021

Access Type

Open Access

Abstract

This study will test the benefits of integrating emotional intelligence (EI) into a career and life planning seminar (UNIV 224) for upper-level undergraduates. The study has an “as usual” group (standard UNIV 224 course), an intervention group (UNIV 224 with EI), and a “control group” (students not enrolled in either course). The students’ emotional and social competencies will be measured at the beginning and end of the semester. I hypothesize that students enrolled in either UNIV 224 class will increase in grit compared to controls. Further, I hypothesize that group status will moderate the effect between baseline EI and later grit where the relationship is stronger for those in either UNIV class.

Faculty Mentors & Instructors

Colleen S. Conley, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology;Carol Hundert, PhD candidate, department of psychology; Maya Hareli, PhD candidate, department of Psychology

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Integrating Emotional Intelligence Training into a Career and Life Planning Seminar for Students Transitioning Out of College

This study will test the benefits of integrating emotional intelligence (EI) into a career and life planning seminar (UNIV 224) for upper-level undergraduates. The study has an “as usual” group (standard UNIV 224 course), an intervention group (UNIV 224 with EI), and a “control group” (students not enrolled in either course). The students’ emotional and social competencies will be measured at the beginning and end of the semester. I hypothesize that students enrolled in either UNIV 224 class will increase in grit compared to controls. Further, I hypothesize that group status will moderate the effect between baseline EI and later grit where the relationship is stronger for those in either UNIV class.