Emotional intelligence and academic engagement of graduate students: the moderating role of digital learning support

Hezekiah Falola, Opeyemi Olunike Joel, James Akinbode and Oluwatunmise Ojebola

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2025, vol. 17, issue 3, 281-300

Abstract: PurposeThis study examined the effect of emotional intelligence on graduate students' academic engagement in Ogun State, Nigeria. This study also explored the moderating role of digital learning support in the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic engagement.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive design was used, with purposive and convenient sampling methods were adopted to select the respondents. A total of 341 graduate students were drawn from different schools of postgraduate studies at selected universities in Nigeria. SmartPLS (3.0) was used to explore the relationships between the variables.FindingsThe results revealed that emotional intelligence dimensions significantly influence graduate students' academic engagement. In addition, digital learning support positively moderated the relationship between emotional intelligence and students' academic engagement. Further, to the empirical evidence from the findings, the study concludes that digital learning support moderates the relationship between emotional intelligence and students' academic engagement.Research limitations/implicationsIt is impossible to extrapolate the findings from the research to other industries in Nigeria. Practical Implication: It is recommended that the leadership of graduate schools pay attention to a digital learning support system that enhances emotional intelligence and will stimulate productive research activities, practical engagement and academic excellence.Originality/valueThis study contributes significantly by filling a research lacuna in strategic human resource management (HRM), personnel psychology and organisational behaviour literature within the context of private universities in Nigeria. This study advances the literature by demonstrating how digital learning support moderates the relationship between emotional intelligence and graduate students' academic engagement.

Keywords: Academic engagement; Digital learning support; Emotional intelligence; Self-control; Self-awareness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/AJEMS-03-2024-0203

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