Inteligencia emocional intrapersonal y uso problemático de videojuegos en adolescentes de 14 a 16 años de la Unidad Educativa 26 de febrero del cantón Paute durante el período 2022

The bibliographic exploration allowed to identify the absence of investigations in the Ecuadorian territory, particularly in Azuay, that address the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and the problematic use of video games in adolescents; situation that constitutes a research gap that needs to be solved, since it opens the possibility that solutions are not proposed to possible disorders or addictions among young people. Faced with this reality, the present study proposed as a general objective: to correlate the problematic use of video games with the scores of the perceived intrapersonal EI dimensions, in adolescents from 14 to 16 years old, in the Educational Unit 26 de Febrero of the Paute canton, period 2022. For this, a quantitative approach methodology, correlational scope, non-experimental design and cross-sectional design was designed. The CERV and TMMS 24 instruments were appliedto a non-probabilistic sample, where 150 students who were in the 10th grade of Superior Basic General Education and the first and second years of high school participated, in the Educational Unit February 26 of the Paute canton. . The results processed in SPSS version 26, reflected a level of problematic use of 4.7% of the total participation. Regarding the EI dimensions, it was found that, in emotional attention, 50% have adequate attention; in emotional clarity, 62% should improve; while in emotional repair only 44% present an adequate level of emotional repair. Regarding the correlation of the variables studied, no significant correlation was found.