“Memoria de trabajo e inteligencia emocional en adolescentes deportistas”

Abstract

The main objective of the research is to describe the relationship between working memory and emotional intelligence in sportsmen and sportsmen of the Mushu Runa Sporting Club, who are the direct beneficiaries since the results reflect the specific needs of adolescents on and off the field. The Working Memory is a storage procedure with limited space, which allows manipulating information facilitating cognitive tasks such as reasoning, understanding, problem solving. The Neuropsychological Battery Neuropsi measures memory in general, working memory and processes of coding and evocation. On the other hand is the emotional intelligence that is a set of emotional, social and personal skills that influence the adaptation, facing the demands and pressures of the environment. Bar-On's EQ-I Inventory evaluates emotional capacity with 5 main components that are: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Adaptability, Stress Manag ement and State of Mind involving fifteen sub-components explained below. Studying the Working Memory and Emotional Intelligence produces important contributions in the psychological and sports field since it ratifies hierarchy in psychotherapy, in addition identified the need to make known to the population the importance of keeping our minds in touch with our Emotions and how much influence they have in our lives.