The relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological gender of adolescents

The article deals with the problems of emotional intelligence of a teenager. The concept of emotional intelligence, stages and significance of the problem development are revealed. The role and influence of emotional intelligence in the life of a teenager is determined. The constituent elements of emotional intelligence are considered. Different approaches and models in the study of emotional intelligence are presented. The article presents the results of the study of emotional intelligence, psychological gender of adolescents. The features of emotional intelligence, its role and influence in the formation of a teenager’s personality, the relationship of emotional intelligence and the psychological gender of a teenager have been studied. To identify the ability to understand personal relationships represented in emotions and to manage the emotional sphere on the basis of decision-making, the method of N. Hall was used as a method for assessing emotional intelligence. In order to determine the psychological gender of adolescents, we used the methodology of S. Bem “Diagnostics of gender identity”. According to the results of the study, it was found that most adolescents have a low level of emotional intelligence. There was no statistically significant difference between boys and girls in terms of the severity of factors of emotional awareness, emotion management, self-esteem, empathy, and an integrative indicator of emotional intelligence in adolescents. A moderately normal positive relationship between variables of emotional awareness and femininity was revealed. The results of this article can be useful in carrying out research work on the development of the level of emotional intelligence of adolescents.

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