Interaction effects of Personality and Gender on Brain writing creativity and emotional Intelligence in Fostering Peacebuilding Skills among Nigerian adolescents

This study sought to establish the moderating effects of personality and gender on brainwriting creativity and emotional intelligence in fostering peacebuilding among adolescents. A pre-test-post test 3 x 2 x 2 factorial design was adopted. Two hundred and sixteen (216) participants were chosen among senior secondary students in three randomly selected public secondary schools participated in the study. Data were collected using Peacebuilding Scale and Ten-Item Personality Inventory. Analysis of variance was employed for data analysis with significant level fixed at 0.05. Findings from the study revealed among others that the treatments significantly affect participants" peacebuilding; that personality did not interact with treatment to create significant effects; that personality and gender did not interact with treatment to create any significant effects on the criterion variable. The study suggested that EQ and creativity be integrated into the school curriculum as one of the teaching subjects in secondary schools and be part of the training modules for personnel in the workplace.