Abstract:
The objective of this research was to study emotional intelligence level and factors
affected emotional intelligence of high school students in Sriyanusorn School, Chanthaburi
Province, classified on age, class level, studied program, marriage status of parents, relationship
with families and relationship with teachers and friends. By classifing factors affected emotional
intelligence into 3 sides as goodness, competence and happiness.
Sample group of this research were 362 high school students of Sriyanusorn school.
Tools that used to collect data were 5 levels of Likerts rating scale. Statistics that used to analyze
data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and F-test.
The results were : 1) Emotional intelligence level of high school students in Sriyanusorn
School, Chanthaburi Province was in the moderate level by ranging from most side to least side,
e.g. goodness, competence and happiness. 2) The difference in age, studied program, marriage
status of parents, relationship with families and relationship with teachers and friends of high
school students had no difference in the emotional intelligence. For the students who had different
class level would have significant difference at .05 level in the emotional intelligence.