The comparison of Emotional Intelligence among University Students at Dezful Medical University

Student to which community they belong are the next empower and constructor of society, hence their physical and mental health and emotional intelligence as a predictor of mental and social health, educational and career are very important. The present study aimed to compare emotional intelligence between boy and girl medical students at Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2014. A descriptive - analytic study was carried out that the population consisted of 108 girls and 126 boys studying at Dezful University of Medical Sciences and they were participated through Random sampling - the quota being selected. In addition, the data were collected using demographic characteristics and Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire which the validity and reliability of that were approved by content validity and internal consistency, and Cronbach's alpha level was reported 0.93, too. In total, the mean of overall emotional intelligence and its components were reported more in girls than boys (P