Inteligencia emocional y felicidad en estudiantes que se encuentran desarrollando el trabajo final de titulación

Abstract

Positive Psychology is a relevant subject of study today, it focuses on empowering and discovering strengths of the human being, in order to stabilize interaction, organization and emotional management skills, relevant aspects in university students about to graduate. The present research follows a quantitative approach of non-experimental design, of cross-sectional and correlational scope. Its general objective is to relate emotional intelligence and happiness in university students enrolled in the ninth and tenth cycle of the School of Psychology at the University of Cuenca. The population was composed of 91 university students between 21 and 35 years old. With respect to the instruments, a socio-demographic card and scales were used: WLEIS-S, adapted to Spanish by Extremera, Rey and Sánchez-Álvarez (2019) which measures emotional intelligence (EI) by means of four dimensions, and the Lima happiness scale Alarcón (2006), which measures levels of happiness by means of four factors. The results showed that there is a significantly positive and proportional linear relationship between the levels and dimensions of EI and happiness factors. It is concluded that students who are about to obtain their degree as psychologists are managed at ideal levels of EI and happiness; however, there are students who score low on both scales, so it is recommended to implement emotional education programs with the aim of psychoeducation in the development, use, control and emotional recognition.