The Good Teacher Inside and Out A Correlational Study on Emotional Intelligence and Ego-resiliency

This study aimed to find the relationship of emotional intelligence level and ego resiliency because of its effective functioning in the diverse areas of life most especially to teachers. There were 150 teachers from Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines taken as a sample. Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) was used in measuring the level of emotional intelligence and Solera’s Ego-Resiliency scale was used for measuring the levels of ego-resiliency. There existed a correlational coefficient of 0.475, p<.001 with an associated mark of a positive relationship of the two variables. This indicated that there was a significant linear association between the levels of emotional intelligence and ego-resiliency in the teachers of EVSU. The result illustrated that as a teacher with a high level of emotional intelligence, he/she is able to regulate one’s emotion and to cope with different stressors and adversity. As they can regulate their emotions, they will be able to manage themselves when faced with future adversities. In addition, this study was conducted a year before the super typhoon Haiyan struck the entire city where the University was located. Therefore, a follow-up study should be conducted to further assess how they had managed their emotions and how they had bounced back from that traumatic natural disaster they experienced.

Keywords – ego-resiliency, emotional intelligence, education psychology