A Comparison of Scouts’ Emotional Intelligence Levels With Regards To Age and Gender Variables: A Cross-Cultural Study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not there were differences between the
emotional levels of Turkish scouts and scouts from other countries (England, Portugal, America, Holland,
Norway and Ireland) with regards to the age and gender variables. The participants were 215 scouts who
attended to an international scout camp in England. 90 of the participants were Turkish and 125 were from other
countries. The age range of the scouts was 11-20. Results demonstrated that Turkish scouts’ emotional
intelligence levels were significantly higher than the other countries’ scouts (p<0.001).