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Emotional Intelligence and Interest in Leadership, Moderating Role of Age and Gender among Undergraduate Political Science Education Major Students in a Public University in Ghana
Department of Education Studies, Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, The Kingdom of Bahrain
Department of Political Science, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
- 1 Department of Education Studies, Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, The Kingdom of Bahrain
- 2 Department of Political Science, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
Open Journal of Leadership·Volume 11 (2022)·Pages 82–91·Published 14 February 2022·DOI10.4236/ojl.2022.111006
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Abstract
The study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and interest in leadership, moderating role of age, and gender among undergraduate political science students in a university in Ghana. The study used a cross-sectional survey design. Data was collected through an online survey from 165 undergraduate students at a university in Ghana. The data collection in strument consists of the Interest in Leadership Scale (ILS) and Emotional Intelligence measure (EI). The results revealed that emotional intelligence is significantly and positively correlated with interest in leadership. However, age and gender have no moderating effect on the relationship between emotional in tell igence and interest in leadership in this study .
KeywordsEmotional IntelligenceInterestLeadership InterestPolitical ScienceEducation
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