Abstract
This study examines the influence of emotional intelligence on job satisfaction among librarians in
selected universities in North-central Nigeria. Emotional intelligence, which encompasses self-awareness,
self-regulation, and social skills, is considered a critical factor in workplace and individual performance.
A descriptive survey research design was adopted. A simple random technique was used to select three
states from the North-central geo-political zone with a total population of 325 librarians. Purposive
sampling was employed in the second stage to select one public, one state, and one private University
from the selected states making a total of 135 as the target population, total enumeration sample was
used. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire consisting of two sub-scales, namely: the
emotional intelligence Scale (SES) and job satisfaction Scale (JSS) were adopted to measure emotional
intelligence and job satisfaction levels. Cronbach alpha method 0.05 yielded a correlation coefficient of
0.89, 0.82, 0.87, 0.84 respectively two research questions and hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The data were analyzed using frequency count, mean, standard deviation, multiple
regression, and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings reveal a significant positive
relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction was found at (0.96); p
Publication Date: 2025-02-13