| The purpose of this study was to examine emotional intelligence as it applied to the resident advisor position in the areas of assertion in interpersonal skills, comfort, empathy, decision making, and leadership in personal leadership, drive strength, time management, and commitment ethic in self management, and stress management in intrapersonal skills. The study also investigated if follow-up training for the development of the skills that were explored in the assessment created change in the resident advisors scores.; The research population in this study consisted of 50 resident advisors, 25 from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and 25 from The University of Texas-Pan American. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the study. Research findings concluded that in the areas of assertion, empathy, decision making, drive strength, time management, self esteem, and stress management the experimental group that had the follow-up training scored higher the on post-assessment than the control group who did not have the follow-up training. |
