Inteligencia emocional y su relación con el sexismo ambivalente en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

Ambivalent sexism has been presented as a trigger for gender violence within our society, so it is essential to observe what are the individual skills that people have to properly manage and express emotions, thoughts and behaviors; thus avoiding acquiring patterns of violence; through relevant skills such as emotional intelligence. So the present research project aims to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence and levels of ambivalent sexism in college students. The methodology applied was developed based on a quantitative-transversal approach, where the application of two inventories was carried out to a population made up of 103 students aged between 18 and 32 years, belonging to the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the Technical University of Cotopaxi. The BarOn Emotional Intelligence Inventory (I-CE) and the ambivalent sexism inventory (ASI) were used to measure levels of sexism in both its hostile and benevolent type. The results found regarding emotional intelligence reflect that the predominant level is related to the emotional capacity to improve (n=66); 30.1%, reflecting prevalent levels of emotional intelligence below the norm in college students; as well as moderate levels of ambivalent sexism. Similarly, regarding emotional intelligence and the sex of those evaluated, a greater predominance of emotional intelligence is found in men than in women