The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in Adolescents
Background: In different studies, the relationship of emotional intelligence with psychological sign and symptoms and it's subscales in life and inter-personal relationship in adulthood has been proved. Our purpose in this study was to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence an...
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| description | Background: In different studies, the relationship of emotional intelligence with psychological sign and symptoms and it's subscales in life and inter-personal relationship in adulthood has been proved. Our purpose in this study was to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health in adolescents.
Methods: This study was done on 185 students (101 boys and 84 girls) in Isfahan city, Iran. Emotional intelligence questionnaire was used to investigate emotional intelligence in target group and for evaluation of psychological sign and symptoms, we used Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90R) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient.
Findings: There was no significant difference in prevalence of emotional intelligence scales in different sexes and ages. Emotional intelligence had inverse relationship with psychological symptoms parameter including aggression (P = 0.013), obsession (P = 0.037), somatization (P = 0.040), depression (P = 0.010) and phobia (P = 0.030) in both girls and boys. This inverse relationship existed after exclusion of age and sex as confounding variables.
Conclusion: In present study, it was determined that emotional intelligence had invert relationship with psychological symptoms subscales including aggression, obsession, somatization, depression, and phobia. These improvements revealed the necessity of research and training of emotional intelligence in schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-422a43e235094717ac0f01f4cb1b7a5d2023-09-02T02:54:08ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2017-02-0134409142314292386The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in AdolescentsParastoo Golshiri0Ahmad Reza Zamani1Mohammad Shirani-Bidabadi2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranGeneral Practitioner, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: In different studies, the relationship of emotional intelligence with psychological sign and symptoms and it's subscales in life and inter-personal relationship in adulthood has been proved. Our purpose in this study was to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health in adolescents. Methods: This study was done on 185 students (101 boys and 84 girls) in Isfahan city, Iran. Emotional intelligence questionnaire was used to investigate emotional intelligence in target group and for evaluation of psychological sign and symptoms, we used Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90R) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient. Findings: There was no significant difference in prevalence of emotional intelligence scales in different sexes and ages. Emotional intelligence had inverse relationship with psychological symptoms parameter including aggression (P = 0.013), obsession (P = 0.037), somatization (P = 0.040), depression (P = 0.010) and phobia (P = 0.030) in both girls and boys. This inverse relationship existed after exclusion of age and sex as confounding variables. Conclusion: In present study, it was determined that emotional intelligence had invert relationship with psychological symptoms subscales including aggression, obsession, somatization, depression, and phobia. These improvements revealed the necessity of research and training of emotional intelligence in schools.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/5164Emotional intelligencePsychological parametersAdolescentEmotion regulationEmotional expressionMental health |
| spellingShingle | Parastoo Golshiri Ahmad Reza Zamani Mohammad Shirani-Bidabadi The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in Adolescents مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Emotional intelligence Psychological parameters Adolescent Emotion regulation Emotional expression Mental health |
| title | The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in Adolescents |
| title_full | The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in Adolescents |
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| title_short | The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health in Adolescents |
| title_sort | relationship of emotional intelligence with mental health in adolescents |
| topic | Emotional intelligence Psychological parameters Adolescent Emotion regulation Emotional expression Mental health |
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