This research project involved an investigation into the relationship between college students’
use of emotional intelligence and age and gender Bermuda and Trinidad. The study included the
implementation of the Emotional Quotient Inventory (BarOn, 2002) administered online to 80
Bermudian Community College students and 88 ROYTEC Trinidadian student. A descriptive
correlation quantitative analysis determined that a correlation of .28 exists between Bermudian
and Trinidadian college students’ use of EI. Significant correlation of .19 exists between EI and
gender and a significant correlation of .00 exists between EI and age. Bermudian students and
male students scored higher in EI overall. The implications of the findings indicate a need for
inculcating EI training into the curriculum so that future leaders and the future workforce will be
more equipped to deal with exponential changes.
