%0 Journal Article %A Hassan Jorfi and Saeid Jorfi and Hashim Fauzy Bin Yaccob and Ishak Mad Shah %D 2010 %J International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 45, 2010 %T Emotional Intelligence: The Relationship between Self-Regard and Communication Effectiveness %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7129 %V 45 %X In today's complex global environment, emotional intelligence in educational administrations encompasses self-regard that is formed to utilize communication effectiveness. The paper is undertaken to understand the relationship between managers- emotional intelligence especially self-regard and employees to improve communication effectiveness in educational administrations of Iran. Data (N = 145) for this study were collected through questionnaires that participants were managers and employees educational administrations of Iran. The aim of this paper assess the emotional intelligence especially self-regard of managers and employees and its relationship with communication effectiveness in educational administrations of Iran. This paper explained self-regard that has a high relationship with communication especially communication effectiveness. Self-regard plays an important role in communication effectiveness. Individuals with high self-regard tend to have higher emotional intelligence and this action lead to improve communication effectiveness. The result of the paper shows a strong correspondence between self-regard and communication effectiveness in educational administrations. %P 1989 - 1995