Emotional Intelligent Training to Increase Self-Adjustment on Female Muslim Students in Pesantren

Abstract

Self-adjustment is one of the required abilities in every individual, especially adolescents. One of the factors that can influence self-adjustment is emotional intelligence. This study aims to investigate the role of emotional intelligence training on self-adjustment on female muslim students. This study used the quantitative true experiment method with pre test-post test control group design. Participants were 24 female students who were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. Data were collected using Self-Adjustment Scale. Method of analysis used was non-parametric technique (Friedman Test and Mann Whitney-U Test). Friedman Test showed a significant improvement of self-adjustment score in experimental group. On the other hand, there was no significant change of self-adjustment score in control group. Further analysis by Mann Whitney-U Test found that the pre test-post test score difference was significant between experiment and control group. Based on these results, it can be concluded that emotional intelligence training is effective to increase self-adjustment on female muslim students.