Emotional intelligence and state - trait anxiety in future teachers

• Autores: Carrillo Salazar, Blanca Cecilia, Condo Choquesillo, Rosa Luz
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/153
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/153
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Inteligencia Emocional; Ansiedad Rasgo – Estado; estudiantes; Emotional Intelligence; State - Trait Anxiety; Students

The following investigation has as its main objetive the description of the relationship that exists between Emotional Intelligence and the degree of the State – Trait of Anxiety; for this a descriptive and correlational investigation was carried out. The participants were 166 individuals between 16 and 26 years of age in an Institute of Higher Learning in Lima, Perú. A Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory and Spielberg’s State - Trait Anxiety Inventory were applied. The results found the existence of a highly significant relationship between the Total Emotional Intelligence and the level of State - Trait Anxiety Inventory. According to the Emotional Intelligence component it was found that 81% of the participants presented an adequate level of Emotional Intelligence and with respect to the State - Trait Anxiety Inventory it was found that around 81% had a low level of anxiety. In conclusion, the hypothesis was deemed affirmative.