Abstract

BUITRAGO BONILLA, Rafael Enrique; HERRERA TORRES, Lucía  and  SOLER, Ruth Nayibe Cárdenas. Emotional quotient in children and adolescents from Boyacá, Colombia: a comparative study. Prax. Saber [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.24, pp.45-68. ISSN 2216-0159.  https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v10.n25.2019.10002.

This article makes a comparative analysis of emotional intelligence of Colombian children and young students aged from 8 to 10 year-old and from 11 to 16 years-old. The study sample was 1451 students from three provinces in the Department of Boyacá. The research was carried out from a quantitative perspective. Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version [EQ-i: YV] was used for data collection. Both the reliability and the validity of the EQ-i: YV were determined for the sample. The main results showed some differences in emotional intelligence according to age range. Children achieved better results than adolescents in stress management and adaptability scales.

Keywords : emotional quotient; social and emotional intelligence; children; adolescents; students.

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