Understanding the Influence of Student’s Emotions in Academic Success

Abstract

Humanity has evolved, changing how one perceives and experiences emotions. Darwin states that emotions serve a purpose because they wouldn’t have developed if they were purely incidental. Typically, emotions are triggered by an interior or exterior experience that has either a positive or negative meaning for the person in question. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to deal with a situation consciously. Emotional intelligence is not likely a significant predictor of work success. Emotions and moods are distinct; the former is more robust and less long-lasting. It has been observed that students have a lot to deal with emotionally (academic/non-academic). This observation necessitates researchers to understand how emotional intelligence affects students’ academic performance. The current study focuses on how engineering students’ academic performance is significantly influenced by emotional intelligence. The study used a quantitative research approach. The study is to investigate the impact of EI on the academic performance of 5th-semester undergraduate engineering students at KLE Technological University in India. For collecting the data, a purposive sampling strategy was used. The information was gathered through a questionnaire asking students about their emotional intelligence. A sample size of 159 was obtained and analysed.