The Social Networking Preferences and the Emotional Intelligence of College Students

Abstract

Social networking via the internet has brought forth changes in the lives of the youth, including gaining an unlimited number of friends. Social networking websites are experiencing rapid growth which allows the Internet community, new and old friends, to get in touch. Social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and multiply boast with millions of members using their networks on a regular basis to communicate, share, create, and collaborate with others in the virtual world. Alongside the virtual world is the school which educates students to succeed in life depending on intelligence and control of emotions. Aside from IQ alone, the measure of success includes emotional intelligence, social intelligence, and luck (Goleman, 2005). Other qualities such as trust, integrity, authenticity, creativity, honesty, presence, and resilience are as important. These different bits of intelligence are collectively described as Emotional Intelligence. This study was conducted to determine the social networking preferences and the emotional intelligence level of the college students and found out the relationship of social networking preferences and the emotional intelligence level of the college students, as well as, the connection of the profile between the relationship of the social networking preferences and emotional intelligence level of students.