Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Violence Exerted, Received, and Perceived in Teen Dating Relationships

Bibliographic Data

ID15460503
AuthorsCordelia Estevez-Casellas (Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Ma Dolores Gómez-Medina (Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Esther Sitgés Maciá (0000-0002-0008-2515, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue5
Pages2284-2284
Publication date2021-02-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18052284
PMID33669028
OpenAlexW3130028179
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

Emotional intelligence plays a critical role in adolescence since it involves a change towards psychological, social, and sexual maturity; a stage in which the foundations of intimate social relationships are established. Emotional competences regulate the quality of these relationships in adolescence and can provide protection against or facilitate the use of violence within them. Based on the above, this study aims to analyze the relationship between emotional intelligence and violence exercised, received, and perceived by adolescents in dating relationships. A sample of 254 subjects (43.1% men and 56.9% women) between 12 and 18 years old was analyzed through the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaires of BarOn ICE:NA and Violence Exercised Perceived and Received by Adolescents VERA. The results of the research have shown that there is a significant and inverse relation between the dimensions of emotional intelligence and the violence exercised by adolescents in their dating relationships, and a positive and significant relation between emotional intelligence and the perception of violent behavior. For this reason, the importance of educating people about emotional intelligence from childhood within both the academic and family sphere is highlighted. This is fundamental to preventing the appearance of such violent behaviors and promoting an adequate adaptation to the environment

Developmental psychology · Emotional intelligence · Perception · Adolescent Health and Behaviors · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Social Psychology

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