DOI: 10.36344/ccijhss.2019.v05i03.003

Pages: 62-66

This study aimed at assessing emotional intelligence among international students at a selected public university in Thailand and compare mean differences between genders and groups of nationality. A total of twenty-two students agreed to participate in this study by completing a survey questionnaire through an online platform. Results demonstrated no significant difference between males and females in emotional intelligence and each dimension. To compare emotional intelligence among different groups of nationality, the Kruskal-Wallis test indicated a statistically significant difference in self-awareness between the different nationalities, χ2 (2) = 7.691, p = .021. Mann Whitney U test was computed to determine the difference between each pair of nationality group. Findings indicated that self-awareness in group of Bhutanese students was statistically significantly higher than group of Thai students (U = 4.00, p = .024). Moreover, self-awareness in Chinese group was statistically significantly higher than the group of Thai students (U = .000, p = .018).