Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students

This research aims to analyze the relationship between interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among students of elementary school. As a case study, it takes 156 students of an elementary school in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia as participants aged 10-12 years old. The result shows...

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Main Author: Fitri Ayu Kusumaningrum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2019-05-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol9/msl_2019_136.pdf
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description This research aims to analyze the relationship between interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among students of elementary school. As a case study, it takes 156 students of an elementary school in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia as participants aged 10-12 years old. The result shows positive and significant correlation between interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among participants, as shown by coefficient of correlation r=0.722 and p=0.000. Three aspects of interpersonal intelligence also show significant correlation with prosocial behavior. The finding suggests the need of school endeavor to improve environment that enhance interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior. Furthermore, the finding also suggests the importance of counseling teachers to develop students’ interpersonal relation skills to enhance their interpersonal intelligence. As interpersonal intelligence was enhanced in school environment, prosocial behavior is expected to be improved in students’ daily life.
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spelling doaj.art-f90534c2f0484c9fa7551912dda625a92022-12-22T03:16:50ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-93351923-93432019-05-019101645165410.5267/j.msl.2019.5.023Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school studentsFitri Ayu KusumaningrumThis research aims to analyze the relationship between interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among students of elementary school. As a case study, it takes 156 students of an elementary school in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia as participants aged 10-12 years old. The result shows positive and significant correlation between interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among participants, as shown by coefficient of correlation r=0.722 and p=0.000. Three aspects of interpersonal intelligence also show significant correlation with prosocial behavior. The finding suggests the need of school endeavor to improve environment that enhance interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior. Furthermore, the finding also suggests the importance of counseling teachers to develop students’ interpersonal relation skills to enhance their interpersonal intelligence. As interpersonal intelligence was enhanced in school environment, prosocial behavior is expected to be improved in students’ daily life.http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol9/msl_2019_136.pdfInterpersonal intelligenceProsocial behaviorElementary school studentsSchool environmentCounseling teachers
spellingShingle Fitri Ayu Kusumaningrum
Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
Management Science Letters
Interpersonal intelligence
Prosocial behavior
Elementary school students
School environment
Counseling teachers
title Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
title_full Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
title_fullStr Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
title_full_unstemmed Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
title_short Interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
title_sort interpersonal intelligence and prosocial behavior among elementary school students
topic Interpersonal intelligence
Prosocial behavior
Elementary school students
School environment
Counseling teachers
url http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol9/msl_2019_136.pdf
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