Does Right Emotion with Creativity influence Academic Performance? A study of Emotional Intelligence, Creativity and Academic Achievements of Business Graduate Students

Abstract

The study inclines to explore the effect of Emotional Intelligence and Creativity on academic achievement (CGPA) of Business Graduates of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. A sample of 150 students has been taken to conduct the preliminary study. Three instruments were used named; Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) Information Format, Nicolas Holt Creativity test (NHCT) and Wong and Law emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) to gather data on Creativity, Emotional Intelligence and Academic achievements. The Multiple Regression, Pearson ProductMoment Correlation techniques and ANOVA test were used for analysis of data. Results of the study revealed that EQ and creativity jointly predict the academic achievements of students however, when tested individually; EQ has positive significant relationship with CGPA, mean while creativity has positive insignificant relationship with CGPA. Additionally, no significant variances were found among the level of emotional intelligence and creativity of male and female student, while differences were found in the academic records of male and female students which tend to explain that female students had good grades than their male counterparts.