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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 5 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.569076 INVESTIGATION OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LEVEL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTSi Sinan Ayan1ii, Yusuf Soylu1, Özlem Bozdal2, Fikret Alincak2 Kırıkkale University, Sport Sciences Faculty, 1 Kırıkkale, Turkey Gaziantep University, Physical Education and 2 Sport Science Department, Gaziantep, Turkey Abstract: This study was conducted to compare the levels of emotional intelligence of first and fourth grade students at Aksaray University and Kırıkkale University. The research group consisted of 369 university students attending coaching and teaching departments in Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports High School and Kırıkkale University Sports Sciences Faculty. The Surveyed Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale was used in the study. In the analysis of the data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, ANOVA and t-test were used on the SPSS package program. As a result of the research, no significant difference was found between students' gender, place of residence variables and emotional intelligence levels (p>0.05). Significant differences were observed between the sub dimensions of emotional intelligence and the department, the class, and situations whether they were professional athletes (p<0.05). Keywords: emotional intelligence, physical education, sports, student For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/701 i A part of this study was presented in 15th International Primary Teacher Education Symposium Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 1