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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Egile Nagusiak: Buitrago, Rafael Enrique, Herrera, Lucía, Cárdenas, Ruth Nayibe
Formatua: Online
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Argitaratua: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019
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Sarrera elektronikoa:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/10002
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Gaia: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.