The Relationship Between the five-factor Personality Traits and the Emotional Intelligence of Male and Female Miane Islamic Azad University Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and emotional intelligence of university students. Research method was correlation, and statistical population included Miane university students in the school year 2011- 12, among them 380 persons from different majors (226 female students and 154 male students) were selected by cluster random sampling method. The assessment tools included the 60-short form question of personality traits of NEO (NEO PI-R, 1992) Questionnaire and Bar-on EQ test (1997) which consisted of 90 items. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient, stepwise regression analysis. Results showed significant positive relationship between extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness with emotional intelligence (P 0.05). Stepwise regression analysis showed that there were personality traits that can significantly predict the emotional intelligence (P<0.01).