Emotional Intelligence and General Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Achievement Goal Orientation for Islamic Studies Students in Al-Hadith Alsharif at Princess Nora University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the contribution of emotional intelligence and general self-efficacy to achievement goal orientation in a sample of Islamic Studies students at Princess Noura University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and achievement goal orientation measures were applied to a sample of 180 students. The descriptive statistics (Means) revealed that female students held a large degree of performance and mastery orientations, and a moderately degree of avoidance orientation. Pearson correlation coefficients showed that emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were positively related to performance orientation and mastery orientation, while emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were negatively related to avoidance orientation. Regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were predictors of performance, mastery, and avoidance orientations.