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Relationships between Personal Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, and Self-Esteem in Adolescents and young Adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

A Mergler ,
F H Spencer  and
W Patton
A Mergler*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
F H Spencer
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
W Patton
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
*
The Health Faculty, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between personal responsibility, emotional intelligence and self-esteem in adolescents and young adults and explore the psychometric properties of the Personal Responsibility Questionnaire. One hundred and fifty high school students and 186 university students completed self-report questionnaires examining personal responsibility, emotional intelligence and self-esteem. Results revealed that older students reported higher levels of personal responsibility, emotional intelligence and self-esteem than the Year 11 students. The Personal Responsibility Questionnaire was found to significantly correlate with emotional intelligence and self-esteem suggesting strong construct validity.

Keywords

personal responsibilityemotional intelligenceself-esteemadolescenceuniversity studentsMANOVA
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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , 2007 , pp. 5 - 18
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 2007

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