Emotional Intelligence Survey in Master Students of Shahid Beheshti University who Attained the Grades one to nine (1-9) in Entrance Exam

Abstract Aim of this study is to survey the emotional intelligence in master students (male/female) of Shahid Beheshti University who attained the grades one to nine (1-9) (within 5 hundred students) in Entrance Exam for study in Higher Education in Iran. For achieving this aim, the Bar-On emotional intelligence scale (2003) has been used. The questionnaire includes four categories: (1) emotions identifying, (2) thinking facilitation by the emotions, (3) emotional understanding and (4) emotional management. The sample of the study including 70 students, 37 females and 33 males ( n  = 70: 37 = F & 33 = M), and the emotional intelligence scale been separately distributed among male/female students during one week. The results indicate that among the female and male respondents’ scores in all four categories, there is not a significant difference. Also the results show that there is positive correlation between students’ grade of entrance exam and all dimensions of emotional intelligence.