Abstract

FERRAGUT, Marta  and  FIERRO, Alfredo. Emotional intelligence, well-being and academic achievement in preadolescents. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2012, vol.44, n.3, pp.95-104. ISSN 0120-0534.

The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between emotional intelligence and well-being, and how they might influence academic achievement in preadolescents. The subjects were 166 students of the second cycle of primary school, between 9 and 12 years of age. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) (Salovey et al. 1995) was used to evaluate emotional intelligence, in the same way the Escala Eudemon and a General Item of Happiness (Fierro, 2006) were used to evaluate well-being. Average grades were considered to register academic achievement. The results showed significant correlations between emotional intelligence and well-being and between academic achievement and well-being, but not between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. A lineal multiple regression analysis was done and showed that the only variable predicting grades were well-being. These results indicate a relation between well-being and emotional intelligence and the importance of these psychological variables for academic achievement.

Keywords : emotional intelligence; well-being; academic achievement; children.

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