INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL Y AUTOEFICACIA EN ADOLESCENTES.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage emotions, feelings, to differentiate between them, to channel and conduct one's thoughts and actions. On the other hand, self-efficacy, related to performance, is the personal impression or conviction regarding one's own abilities in a specific context. The present study aimed to determine whether or not there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in adolescents, for which a correlational study design was used, with a quantitative approach, non-experimental and cross-sectional scope. To achieve this objective, standardized items such as the Emotional Intelligence Scale TMMS-24 and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were applied to a sample of 90 adolescents. The results showed a slight positive relationship between Self-Efficacy and the dimensions of emotional intelligence such as Perception (Rho=0.425, p<0.001), Understanding (Rho=0.314, p<0.001) and Regulation (Rho=0.410, p<0.001). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]