Study and Comparison of Emotional Intelligence among High- School Blind and Deaf Students

Emotional intelligence has a clear relation with self-efficiency in deaf and blind students. The aim of this research was to study and compare of emotional intelligence (EI) in high- school blind and deaf students of Zanjan province. Method of research was descriptive survey. Population includes all of blind and deaf students in province. Among all, by in access sampling 18 blind and 32 deaf selected and studied. Data were collected with use of Shrink Emotional Intelligence and demographical questionnaires. Data analyzed through appropriate statistical methods. Results show that the blind and deaf students have moderate level of emotional intelligence. It is found that in compare with male deaf students, EI was significantly higher in female deaf students. There is negative and significant correlation between EI and age in blind students. With consider to this point that these students, for their physical limitations encounter to more problems, moderate level of EI is not enough for them. Since EI is flexible and could be increased through instruction so it should be trained to improve their abilities. On the other hand, negative relationship between EI and age in blind students is evidence that it shows moderate level of EI is not enough. As they grow older, their problems will be increase. So, moderate level of EI could not help them in dealing with social problems and communications.