Emotional quotient in children and adolescents from Boyacá, Colombia: a comparative study

This article makes a comparative analysis of emotional intelligence of Colombian children and young students aged from 8 to 10 year-old and from 11 to 16 years-old. The study sample was 1451 students from three provinces in the Department of Boyacá. The research was carried out from a quantitative p...

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Main Authors:	Buitrago, Rafael Enrique, Herrera, Lucía, Cárdenas, Ruth Nayibe
Format:	Online
Language:	spa
Published:	Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019
Subjects:	emotional quotient, social and emotional intelligence, children, adolescents, students coeficiente emocional inteligencia emocional y social niños adolescentes estudiantes quotient émotionnel, intelligence émotionnelle et sociale, enfants, élèves coeficiente emocional, inteligência emocional e social, crianças, adolescentes, estudantes
Online Access:	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/10002

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Summary:	This article makes a comparative analysis of emotional intelligence of Colombian children and young students aged from 8 to 10 year-old and from 11 to 16 years-old. The study sample was 1451 students from three provinces in the Department of Boyacá. The research was carried out from a quantitative perspective. Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version [EQ-i: YV] was used for data collection. Both the reliability and the validity of the EQ-i: YV were determined for the sample. The main results showed some differences in emotional intelligence according to age range. Children achieved better results than adolescents in stress management and adaptability scales.