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Does Emotional Intelligence Have an Impact on Linguistic Competences? A Primary Education Study

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  • Georgina Perpiñà Martí

    (Department of Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain)

  • Francesc Sidera Caballero

    (Department of Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain)

  • Elisabet Serrat Sellabona

    (Department of Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain)

Abstract

The relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement has received a lot of attention in the school environment. The objective of this study is to identify which EI components are more related to linguistic competences in primary education. One hundred eighty students between 8 and 11 years of age participated in the study. We administered the BarOn EI Inventory, the intellectual skills test (EFAI) to determine the intellectual abilities, and a test of basic linguistic competences. The results showed that the EI factors of adaptability and interpersonal had the strongest impact on linguistic competences. Specifically, adaptability was the EI component more related to reading comprehension, explaining 13.2% of the reading score’s variance, while adaptability and stress management were the best predictors of writing skills, accounting for 15.4% of the variance of the writing score. These results point to the need to consider emotional competences to help students reach academic success and personal well-being.

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  • Georgina Perpiñà Martí & Francesc Sidera Caballero & Elisabet Serrat Sellabona, 2020. "Does Emotional Intelligence Have an Impact on Linguistic Competences? A Primary Education Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:24:p:10474-:d:462217
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    1. Laura Sánchez-Pujalte & Diego Navarro Mateu & Edgardo Etchezahar & Talía Gómez Yepes, 2021. "Teachers’ Burnout during COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain: Trait Emotional Intelligence and Socioemotional Competencies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-11, June.

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