The research looked at how personality traits affect emotional intelligence in college students. They studied 100 students, split evenly between males and females aged 18-22. The results showed that extraversion and conscientiousness were linked to emotional intelligence in males, while in females, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were connected. Neuroticism and openness to experience didn't show a correlation with emotional intelligence in either gender. Overall, except for conscientiousness, there were no significant differences in how personality traits impacted emotional intelligence between male and female college students.