EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB STRESS AMONG ACADEMICIANS IN HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Working as academicians is uncertain. Higher learning Institutions has become a challenging place since it’s a platform to help and prepare the students to acquire and absorb multiples knowledge, skills, and attitude for the preparation of future work. Thus, the emotional stability of the academicians is vital to concern with to make sure they are stress free to distribute knowledge and educate all the learners to become a productive graduate. Not just talking about the KPI and achievements as academicians, students is also parts of big responsibilities that should take into academicians’ account. However, because of the new era that is endemic today, where all working and timing patterns of academicians have been changed after two years working from home to return to old office hours routine are quite worrisome. Students that have been experiences learning through online distance learning for a few semesters or zero experience with campus life required heavy guidance from academicians in terms of academic education and emotional education, while in some aspect their work is beyond their working time and days. Thus, job stress among academicians is very familiar to all academicians either in universities or colleges that should be investigate further by researchers. This conceptual paper is attempts to determine the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Job Stress Among Academician in Higher Learning Institutions.