The relationship between emotional intelligence and academic adaptation among gifted and non-gifted student

Abstract

The purpose of This article was to identifying the relationship between the Emotional Intelligences and Academic adaptation differences between gifted and non-gifted students. To achieve that, sample consists of (684), (253) students from King Second Abdullah School for Gifted students, and (431) students from public school.
The researcher used Bar-On Inventory which consists of (60) item. And the Social academic adaptation scale which Consist of (33) items.
    The findings indicated that:
- That there is a positive relationship (positive correlation) between the school social adaptation scale and the emotional intelligence scale. And contrarily, and the higher relationship appears in the Relationship with colleagues.
- There is a positive relationship between all school social adaptation dimensions and all emotional intelligence dimensions, and the higher relationship appears between the Relationship with colleagues and the General Mood, then the Relationship with colleagues and Interpersonal competence, then between the General Mood and the Relationship with administration, then between the Relationship with colleagues and Adaptability.