Publication Date
5-1-2005
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Education Specialist
Abstract
Students diagnosed with Emotional-Behavioral Disability (EBD) have an inability to successfully interact with peers or adults. This study examined 33 students with EBD to investigate their emotional intelligence, social skills, and the relationship between these two constructs. Participants were classified as either primary (grades 1-6, n = 14) or secondary (grades 7-12, n = 19). Students completed a Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) Self-Report Student Form and a BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Edition (EQi: YV) Form, while special education teachers completed the SSRS Teacher Form on each student. Results indicated that the emotional intelligence and social skills of these students were significantly correlated when the SSRS Self-Report Student Form was compared to the EQi: YV. When the SSRS Teacher Form results were compared with the EQi: YV, this relationship was not found. Results did support the hypothesis that the students with EBD have significantly lower Total EQ scores than the standardization sample of the EQi: YV. The EQi: YV subscale scores for Stress Management and Intrapersonal were also significantly lower than those of the standardization sample. Students with EBD had significantly lower SSRS Total Social Skills scores than the standardization sample when rated by their teachers using the SSRS Teacher Form. The primary students had Total Social Skills significantly lower than the standardization sample, but the secondary students did not. Students with EBD did not score significantly lower than the standardization sample of the SSRS when using the SSRS Self-Report Student Form, neither whole sample nor by grade level. Finally, the Empathy subscale scores for male students with EBD were not different from the standardization sample using the Self-Report Student Form of the SSRS. Implications and suggestions for further research were discussed.
Disciplines
Education | Psychology
Recommended Citation
Wilfert, Bridget, "Emotional Intelligence and Social Skills: Studying Students with Emotional-Behavioral Disability (EBD)" (2005). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 435.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/435