The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Motivation and Determination of Their Predictive Factors Among a Sample of Medical Students

Emotional intelligence is one of the main issues in the psychological area which plays an important role in various aspects of life such as achievement motivation. This study aimed to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation and also to study the determinant factors of these main variables in medical sciences students.
In this descriptive correlational study (January to March 2016), 402 students were recruited from five schools of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences by quota sampling method. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire, Bradberry & Greaves Emotional Intelligence and Vallerand Academic Motivation Scale. In order for data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics like Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analysis were performed using SPSS version 22.
The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation among students (r =0.464, P Results of the present study show that there was a relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation. Therefore, proper planning and providing appropriate educational services are recommended to enhance emotional intelligence and strengthen motivation for academic achievement.