A study of emotional intelligence and life adjustment of senior high school students

[[abstract]]In the process of educating adolescents, good emotional development and the life adjustment are two significant factors for teachers to know. This study is based on a random cluster sampling of senior high school students in Taiwan and Anhui province in mainland China. Significant differences were found between those students in Taiwan and Anhui province in China concerning emotional intelligence (EI) and life adjustment (LA). Also, with different background variables, senior high school students in Taiwan did not show significant differences in EI, but their parenting style revealed significant differences for LA. Furthermore, with different background variables, only the factor of parents’ marital status was not significantly different in the EI of senior high school students in Anhui. Birth order showed no significant difference in those students’ EI. A positive and modest correlation was found between the EI and LA scores for students in both Taiwan and Anhui. Finally, from the findings of this study, the researchers provide some recommendations for educators to refer to. It can be concluded that such a survey should be made available to all students in order to enhance their performance in the fields of EI and LA