Emotional intelligence in undergraduate students of a private university in Metropolitan Lima

• Autores: Rosario Quiroz, Fernando Joel, Guerrero Narbajo, Yuly Gianina, Mendoza Chávez, Guissela Vanessa
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad César Vallejo
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad César Vallejo
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.ucv.edu.pe:article/105
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/psiquemag/article/view/105
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: inteligencia emocional; emociones; universitarios; emotional intelligence; emotions; university students

The research aimed to establish the differences in the emotional intelligence of students in the first cycle of a private university. The Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory was applied to a sample consisting of 1,940 male and female subjects from 16 to 25 years old. Crossover design was used with a significance level of 0.05 (p <0.05) and found no statistically significant difference regarding sex between the following components: interpersonal component, stress management and general mood. There are differences regarding the type of school in total emotional quotient, intrapersonal component, adaptability, stress management, the subcomponents of self-knowledge, assertiveness, self-concept, self-realization, social responsibility, problem solving, reality testing, flexibility, stress management, impulse control and optimism.