Nasser Bai and Seyed Mohammad Niazi
The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and happiness in athletic university. The statistical population of the research included 250 athlete students with the average 22/35± 2/49 years of age, 9±2 years of sport experience were selected as the samples of study. In this study two standard questionnaires were used, one relating to EQ and the other to oxford. The reliability and validity of these two instruments were reported to be significant in different studies. The findings indicated that there was significant and positive relationship between EQ, its subscales (Social skills, Self-awareness, Unanimity, Self-control, and Selfmotivation) with happiness. Also results of stepwise regression indicated that EQ subscales (self regulation, empathy and social skills), have significant role in prediction of happiness.
