Emotional intelligence and self-concept in school students of Lima

Authors

  • María Luisa Matalinares Calvet Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Carlos Arenas I. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Alejandro Dioses Chocano Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Raúl Muratta Escobedo Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Cecilia Pareja Fernández Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Gloria Díaz Acosta Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Carmen García Nuñez del Arco Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Marlenita Diego Cueva Egresada de Maestria, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • José Chávez Zamora Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v8i2.4047

Keywords:

emotional intelligence, self-concept, high school students

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to establish if it existed or no relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Self-concept on high school students from Metropolitan Lima. For this effect, at the beginning, it is tested to 601 high school students, female, and male, with ages between 15 and 18 years old, they were studying at the 5th grade of High School, and they had came from eight state educational institutions from Metropolitan Lima to whom were tested with Emotional Intelligence Inventory proposed by Bar On and Selfconcept Assessment test, proposed by Musitu, García & Gutiérrez. The exclusion criterion for two tests determined a final sample of 203 High School students. The results showed a positive correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Self-concept, a relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Social and Emotional clusters of Self-concept was found too. Besides, there were positive relationships between Self-concept with Emotional Self Selfawareness, and Self concept with Emotional Quotient of Emotional Intelligence Inventory For the purpose of analysis, Self-concept of mens and women was compared, indicating significative differences on Academic Cluster for women and Emotional Cluster for men. Finally, responses from men and women on Emotional Intelligence, reflected significative differences for women on Interpersonal Emotional Quotient of Emotional Intelligence inventory.

Author Biographies

  • María Luisa Matalinares Calvet, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Docente principal de la Facultad de psicología. UNMSM.
  • Cecilia Pareja Fernández, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Magister en Psicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Carmen García Nuñez del Arco, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Egresada de Maestria, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

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Published

2005-12-30

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Investigaciones

How to Cite

Matalinares Calvet, M. L., Arenas I., C., Dioses Chocano, A., Muratta Escobedo, R., Pareja Fernández, C., Díaz Acosta, G., García Nuñez del Arco, C., Diego Cueva, M., & Chávez Zamora, J. (2005). Emotional intelligence and self-concept in school students of Lima. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 8(2), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v8i2.4047