The Correlation Between Emotional Intelligence and Subjective Well-Being Among Psychology Students in Jakarta

Abstract

This research aims to discover the correlation between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being of psychology students in Jakarta. This research used a quantitative method. The respondents of this research were 198 psychology students (174 females and 24 males) in Jakarta range in 18-25 age. This research used the sampling technique of convenience sampling. The results of the respondents' data analysis were obtained by using Pearson correlation technique on emotional intelligence and subjective well-being. The results of the correlation between the two variables show that there is a significant and positive correlation between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being of psychology students in a university in Jakarta.