Emotional Intelligence Differences between the Normal, the Blind and the Deaf in Adolescence in a Jordanian Sample

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the Emotional intelligence differences between the normal, the
blind and the deaf in a Jordanian sample, in addition to the impact of the gender and type of
disability on the level of the emotional intelligence. The sample of the study consisted of 150
male and female students who are normal, deaf and blind in the adolescence. The researcher
collected data using Bar-On Emotional intelligence scale which is developed by Alia
Al-Oweidi and it is consisted of 60items distributed into six domains. Results showed the
highest mean of emotional intelligence level was for the normal students, the deaf and the
blind respectively. The results also showed that there were statistical significant differences
attributed to the type of the disability variable but there were no statistical significant
differences attributed to the gender variable.