Emotional Intelligence Career Decision Making and Student Retention

This study explored the relationships between emotional intelligence career decision making difficulties and student retention. The participants included freshmen students in a private Midwestern university. The study compared the scores on an assessment of emotional intelligence the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) with the scores on the Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ). The subjects were also asked to report their intention to return for a second year of studies. A relationship was found between overall emotional intelligence intrapersonal skills stress management and student retention.