INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL DE LOS PADRES Y SU INFLUENCIA EN EL DESARROLLO EMOCIONAL DE SUS HIJOS

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to determine the relationship between the emotional intelligence of a group of parents and their influence on the emotional development of their children, in a sample of 30 children aged 8 to 12 years from the Portoviejo Evangelistic Center, of Ecuador. The type of research used was of a non- experimental nature, quantitative, descriptive and correlational. In order to test the emotional intelligence of the parents, the Bar-On (1997) test has been used and for children between 8 and 12 years its adapted version Bar-On ICE: NA. Both assess the emotional skills of the personality, through the management of five dimensions that are: intrapersonal scale, interpersonal scale, adaptability scale, stress management scale and general mood scale, as determinants to achieve overall success and maintain positive emotional health. The results obtained indicate that there is a low significant relationship between parents and childrens emotional levels.