KİŞİLİK VE DUYGUSAL ZEKÂ: Y KUŞAĞIYLA İLGİLİ BİR ARAŞTIRMA
PERSONALITY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A RESEARCH ON Y GENERATION

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research is to understand attributes of Y generation. The sample of the research consists of 237 people with convenience sampling from various state universities in Istanbul. In the research, 120 item personality inventory that was developed by Johnson (2014) deriving from Costa and McCrea’s Five Factor Personality Inventory, Wong and Law’s Emotional Intelligence scale (2002) and Rogers’ Q sort scale (1961) were used. The results revealed that there are statistically significant relations between emotional intelligence and personality traits. Effective use of emotions had a positive correlation with conscientiousness and regulating emotions had a negative correlation with neuroticism and they were stronger than other correlations. Personality traits that have statistically significant and positive correlations with all dimensions of emotional intelligence were found to be extraversion and openness/openness to experience. Regression analysis for understanding the effects of personality traits on emotional intelligence, the effects of personality traits on emotional intelligence were statistically stronger for regulation and effective use of emotions. Considering that these aspects of emotional intelligence are related to effective performance, this research has contributed by finding personality traits that affect these two dimensions. In addition, Y generation was asked for their self-perceptions with Rogers’ Q sort measure. According to findings, they scored better in positive aspects and less in negative aspects.

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