Inteligencia emocional y su relación con el bienestar psicológico de los adultos mayores

Abstract

The present research focused on analyzing the dimensions of emotional intelligence and its relationship with the psychological well-being of older adults. The population consisted of 100 participants between the ages of 60 and 90 years old, residents of the rural sector of Quisapincha. For the evaluation of the emotional intelligence dimensions, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) was used, based on the three dimensions: attention, clarity and emotional repair. The psychological well-being scale proposed by Ryff (BIEPS) was also used to measure the levels of psychological well-being. The results were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package, version No. 23, and Pearson's statistical test was used to demonstrate the significant correlation at the 0.01 level (bilateral) between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being. The results about emotional intelligence showed that in the dimension of emotional attention there is a predominance in women in the excellent range 38%, compared to men who reach 19%, in the dimension of emotional clarity in the range of improving is higher with 25% in women, while in men it was found only 5%, finally in the dimension of emotional repair in women is 38% in the excellent range, however, in men it is 20% excellent. In the result of psychological well-being, 55% was found to belong to the medium level.