Variables sociodemográficas y su asociación con las dimensiones de la inteligencia emocional en los niños de 6 a 11 años de la Unidad Educativa Jason Miller.

Abstract

The emotional intelligence of children has become a crucial area of research in the fields of psychology and education because of the recognized importance of understanding and fostering emotional development from an early age. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sociodemographic variables and dimensions of emotional intelligence in children aged 6 to 11 at the Jason Miller Educational Unit. The research adopted a quantitative, correlational approach and a nonexperimental cross-sectional design involving 74 boys and girls aged 6 to 11 in the second, third, fourth, and fifth grades at the Jason Miller Educational Unit in the city of Quito. The instruments used were the Goleman Emotional Intelligence Test and a survey to collect informative data from each participating child. The data were processed using the IBM SPSS 22 Statistics package. Among the results, it was found that emotional skills evolve in children of different genders, ages, and educational levels, supporting the idea that the development of emotional intelligence is a gradual process. It was concluded that there is no significant association between gender and emotional intelligence dimensions (attention, clarity, and repair). Regarding age and grade level, there is a significant association with emotional intelligence dimensions, particularly highlighting emotional clarity.