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Development of Emotional Intelligence Through an Intervention Program in Primary School Students

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: This research describes the influence of emotions on primary school students in a public school in Andalusia, southern Spain. The objectives include determining self-reported emotional intelligence scores, establishing correlations between the instruments, analysing differences according to gender, and studying the influence of an intervention programme on students' self-reported emotional intelligence scores, by means of pre-test and post-test. METHODS: The study design combines descriptive and correlational approaches through a quasi-experimental study. The sample consists of 149 primary education students. A socio-demographic questionnaire was used to assess self-reported Emotional Intelligence, short version in Spanish of the Emotional Education Questionnaire and subscale of the WLEIS-S (version in Spanish) instrument to assess emotional regulation. RESULTS: > 0.5). CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that emotional education and EI among primary school students have a significant and positive influence on their emotional well-being.

Source: European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15120247

Authors: David Molero, Gemma Sánchez-Narváez, Raquel Jiménez-delaTorre, Óscar Gavín-Chocano

Institution: Universidad de Jaén

Language: English

Topic: Social Skills and Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689