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The Relationship between Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Styles and Academic Success

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  • Marietta Kiss
  • Agnes Kotsis
  • Andras Istvan Kun

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This paper assesses the effects of general and emotional intelligence and personality preferences on academic performance. The question is examined using surveys among students in economics at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. In our examination we primarily used regression analysis. With our results we answer the question of what kind of relationship exists between the aforementioned variables and academic performance. Based on our findings we can conclude that academic performance was significantly influenced by the sex, intellectual intelligence, introvert or extrovert orientation, thinking or feeling personality preference and, in some parts of the sample, by the emotional intelligence, and perceiving or judging personality preference of the student.

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  • Marietta Kiss & Agnes Kotsis & Andras Istvan Kun, 2014. "The Relationship between Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Styles and Academic Success," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 6(2), pages 23-34.
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    Keywords

    Higher Education; Intelligence; Emotional Intelligence; Personality;
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    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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