Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, Self-Efficacy and Health Behaviors: Implications for Quality Health
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 7
Abstract
University students typically enter a dynamic transitional period of new independence from their parents that is characterized by many factors. These factors which involve social, financial, and environment elements, can be a burden to the students putting them at risk in negative health behaviours. Negative health behaviours among university students are a course of concern since they have a tendency to be carried into adulthood which can possibly cause the emergence of chronic disease at a younger age. Emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence together with self-efficacy are seen to promote better health behaviour. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence and self-efficacy on health behaviours among university students in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. A correlational study was conducted on 400 undergraduate university students who lived on campus and were chosen through stratified random sampling technique using closed ended questionnnaires (Schutte’s Self Report Emotional Intelligence, The Spiritual Self-Report Inventory, General Self Efficacy Scale and a modified version of Health Style Questionnaire). Pearson correlation and structural equation modelling were used to explore association between these aspects. Emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, self-efficacy and health behaviour were significantly correlated. Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy showed a partial mediation effect towards the relationship between spiritual intelligence and promoting health behaviour (p=0.0001). Thus, there was an association between spiritual intelligence with health behaviour, emotional intelligence with health behaviour, and selfefficacy with health behaviour. It is interpreted that spiritual intelligence can boost positive health behaviour and it is associated with emotional intelligence and self-efficacy relevantly gives benefit to health behaviour. Such data have important implications for both health practice and policy especially for higher education institutions.
Authors and Affiliations
Roxana Dev Omar Dev, Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden, Soh Kim Geok, Maria Chong Abdullah, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub, Ismi Arif Ismail
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP565068
- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i7/4420
- Views 63
- Downloads 0
The Effect of Employees’ Perceived Fairness of Performance Appraisal Systems on Employees’ Organizational Commitment
Previous researchers have paid significant attention to the effect of employees’ perceived fairness on organizational commitment. However, only few have specifically examined the employees’ perceived fairness on the perf...
Techniques of Practicing Muraqaba by Sufis in Malay Archipelago
Muraqaba is one of the meditation’s methods in Sufism that is practiced by those who wish to attain ma`rifa Allah (God’s gnosis). This article aims to identify some similarities and differences in the techniques of pract...
The Effectiveness of Field Trip in Enhancing Students’ Learning Outcomes in Biodiversity Subjects
Motivation in learning Biodiversity-related subjects is crucial in amplifying the learning interest towards subjects within the field of Ecology. Students’ learning interest is piqued whenever interactive teaching techni...
Quality of Life (QoL) of Fishermen in the West Coast States of Peninsular Malaysia
This study aims to identify factors contributing to the quality of life (QoL) of the fishing community on the West Coast States of Peninsular Malaysia namely Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Johor. It also aims to determine ch...
Collective Leadership among Secondary School Teachers
To date the increasing trend in the teaching fraternity is moving towards one where members of an educational institution play a managerial role. The term given to this style of leading is collective leadership and it is...