APPLICATION OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGAINST DECISION-MAKING AT FAMILY PLANNING OFFICER

Family Planning Counseling is one of the strategies implemented by the regional government to balance population growth. In developing optimal human resources, skilled workers who are able to influence the community to conduct family planning counseling are required. This study aims to determine emotional intelligence's effect on decision-making on family planning counseling officers in Garut district. This research uses quantitative methods with descriptive research type. The sampling process is utilizing non-probability methods and purposive sampling type. With a population of 334 employees and the sample obtained from the calculation results is 77 people. Data collection was carried out by distributing 77 questionnaires to Family Planning Counseling staff at the Services for Population Control, Family Planning, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPKBPPPA) Office of Garut district. The finding shows no significant result between emotional intelligence toward the officer's decision-making, which is valued in the> 0.178> 0.1 as well as coefficient of determination exhibit small number percentage, which is 2.4 percent.