Inteligencia emocional y estilos de crianza en estudiantes de la Unidad Educativa Particular Príncipe de Paz de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2023

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is one of the primary aspects that adolescents need to develop, as during this stage they will experience rapid changes in physical, cognitive-social, and emotional areas. Added to these changes are the parenting styles they receive at home, which will influence their behavior patterns. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and the parenting styles of the students at the Unidad Educativa Particular Príncipe de Paz in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. This study followed a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional approach. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, a population of 57 students was obtained, who were administered the Bar-On Youth Scale, which measures emotional intelligence, and the L. Steinberg Parenting Style Scale, which evaluates the parenting styles perceived by the participants; the results showed a direct and significant relationship between emotional intelligence and one of the characteristics of parenting styles called commitment. However, no significant correlations were found between the subscale’s psychological autonomy and parental control of parenting styles and the emotional intelligence of the students who participated in this study.