EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN UNIVERSITY PEDAGOGY STUDENTS VERACRUZ, MÉXICO

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the response of university students in relation to the perception, assimilation, understanding and regulation of their emotions in the face of diverse situations that arise, using a quantitative approach and an exploratory design of a sample of two groups of two, generations with a total of 62 participants, the survey technique was applied and a questionnaire was used to measure emotional intelligence using the scale (ESCQ) Emotional skills and competencies that explored four categories in particular from the Mayer and Salovey model (1997): perception, assimilation, understanding and regulation of emotions. It consists of 45 items, on a Likert-type scale with a rating from 1 to 5. To process the information, the data were analyzed by comparing means in the Anova test. The results indicate that the generation factor does not influence the behavior of the EI dimensions, so a significant difference is not reported.
The conclusions indicate that there are more latent needs in the perception and regulation of emotions, which could have certain effects on personal and professional life. After entering the field, it is considered essential to continue with this line of research and incorporate new hypotheses of study.