Emotional intelligence and aggression among South African adolescents: Preliminary evidence: Preliminary evidence

Wandile F. Tsabedze; Mokoena Patronella Maepa; Refilwe Gloria Pila–Nemutandani

doi:10.1080/14330237.2018.1475458

Emotional intelligence and aggression among South African adolescents: Preliminary evidence: Preliminary evidence

Wandile F. Tsabedze^*, Mokoena Patronella Maepa, Refilwe Gloria Pila–Nemutandani

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© 2018, © 2018 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize. We investigated gender differences in emotional intelligence and aggression among South African adolescents. Four hundred and forty-four adolescents (female =51.4 %; mean age =15.5 years, SD= 1.42 years; rural residence = 35.5%, urban residence = 65.5%) completed an emotional intelligence scale and an aggression expression survey. Exploratory independent sample t-test analysis revealed female adolescents to score higher on perception of and management of emotions than male adolescents. Female adolescents also scored higher on verbal aggression than their male peers, whereas male adolescents scored higher on physical aggression than the female adolescents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-244
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1475458 https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2018.1475458
Publication status	Published - 4 May 2018

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aggression
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gender

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