Inteligencia emocional y dependencia emocional en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is the ability and capacity to control thoughts, feelings and emotions; while emotional dependence comprises cognitive, emotional, motivational and behavioral aspects focused on the other person for personal satisfaction. The interest in these variables, which are part of the important dimensions of the human being, led to this study, whose objective was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and emotional dependence in university students; by means of a non - experimental, cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive-correlational design. It had a sample of 827 university students over 18 years of age, chosen through inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) test was applied to evaluate emotional intelligence and the Emotional Dependence Questionnaire (CDE). The results showed that there is a slight positive relationship between the attention dimension of emotional intelligence and emotional dependence (Rho= 0.338 p <0.05), a slight negative relationship between clarity and emotional dependence (Rho= -0.103 p <0.05) and a slight negative relationship between repair and emotional dependence (Rho= -0.106 p <0.05). It is concluded that the greater the emotional attention, the greater the emotional dependence, while the less emotional clarity and repair, the greater the emotional dependence.