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Emotional Intelligence Profiles of University Students with Motor Disabilities: Differential Analysis of Self-Concept Dimensions

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  • Raquel Suriá-Martínez

    (Department of Communication and Social Psychology, University of Alicante, Alicante 03690, Spain)

  • Juan Manuel Ortigosa Quiles

    (Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain)

  • Antonio Riquelme Marin

    (Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain)

Abstract

Background : This study compares the self-concept of students that have motor disabilities with that of students in the normative group. It also considers whether there are EI (emotional intelligence) profiles based on combinations of EI components (attention, clarity, and mood repair). Finally, it analyzes whether there are statistically significant differences in self-concept based on the EI profiles found. Method : 102 university students with motor disabilities participated. The age range was 19–33 ( M = 20.22, SD = 4.36). The Escala de Autoconcepto Forma 5 (Self-Concept Scale Form 5, AF5) and the Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24 (TMMS-24) were administered. Results : The scores for self-concept were lower in the sample of students with reduced mobility. The cluster analysis also identified three different EI profiles: one group of young people with high general EI scores, one group with high scores for clarity and mood repair, and a last group of students with low EI scores. Finally, the ANOVA showed better self-concept in the group with high scores in the three EI dimensions. The results suggest that better self-concept is associated with a high EI profile. Conclusions : It would be interesting to provide programs that consider EI in more depth to strengthen these students’ self-concept.

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  • Raquel Suriá-Martínez & Juan Manuel Ortigosa Quiles & Antonio Riquelme Marin, 2019. "Emotional Intelligence Profiles of University Students with Motor Disabilities: Differential Analysis of Self-Concept Dimensions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-11, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4073-:d:279388
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