The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and SelfEfficacy within the Higher Education Population

ABSTRACT : The following literature review examines the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and self-efficacy among the higher education population. Furthermore, this literature review examines if both constructs contribute to student success within higher education programs and if self-efficacy is more influential than EI as a contributing factor to student success. For this study, a total of eight articles were analyzed. The selected articles examine both constructs, together and separate, within the higher education context. This literature review demonstrates a correlation between the two constructs and that both constructs contribute to student success. And that self-efficacy is not more influential than EI in contributing to student success.