الذكاء الانفعالي وعلاقته بالشخصية المتصنعة لدى طلبة كلية التربية في جامعة حمص

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the nature of the relationship between emotional intelligence and Machiavellian personality among students of the Faculty of Education at the University of Homs, as well as to identify gender differences in both variables. The study employed the descriptive-analytical method due to its suitability for exploring phenomena as they exist in reality without researcher interference. The study population consisted of all first-year students at the Faculty of Education, and a simple random sample of 200 students (80 males and 120 females) was selected. The research tools included two scales: the Machiavellian Personality Scale developed by Yasser Al-Jajan (2020), comprising 28 items, and the Emotional Intelligence Scale, both of which demonstrated acceptable levels of validity and reliability.

The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and Machiavellian personality (r = -0.46, p < 0.05), indicating that higher emotional intelligence levels are associated with lower tendencies toward manipulative behavior. Results also showed significant gender differences in emotional intelligence favoring females, while no significant differences were found between males and females in Machiavellian personality.

Based on these findings, the study recommended designing counseling and training programs to enhance university students’ emotional intelligence skills and promote emotional authenticity in social interactions, as well as integrating emotional intelligence topics into university curricula. Furthermore, it emphasized the need to develop Arabic measurement tools for both constructs that align with the local cultural context and to conduct future research on more diverse samples to verify the generalizability of the results across different cultural and social contexts.