The Impact of Emotional Intelligence Training on Social Phobia and the Feeling of Popularity in Female Employees
Fatemeh Fathi
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Zabol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran.
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korosh Fathi
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Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Zabol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran.
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somaye nakhaei
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Master's Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Zabol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran.
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Keywords: Emotional Intelligence Training, Social Phobia, Feeling of Popularity, Female Employees.,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of emotional intelligence training on social phobia and the feeling of popularity in female employees. This study is a quasi-experimental research with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all female employees of the Education Department in Zahak County during the 2021-2022 academic year. A sample of 40 individuals was selected using purposive cluster sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental group (20 participants) and the control group (20 participants). Both groups completed the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Connor Social Phobia Questionnaire, and the Arani and Pariad Popularity Feeling Questionnaire in both the pre-test and post-test phases. During the intervention, the experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes each, twice a week, of emotional intelligence training. Data analysis revealed that emotional intelligence training significantly reduced the mean social phobia scores and increased the mean popularity scores in the experimental group compared to the control group. Based on the results, it can be concluded that emotional intelligence training is effective in enhancing the feeling of popularity and reducing social phobia in female employees.
