Relationship between emotional intelligence and psychopathological risk in university students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to characterize emotional intelligence and psychopathological risk in different university degrees, and to know their interrelation. A total of 303 freshmen students participated in the study (140 men and 163 women). The Perceived Emotional Intelligence Test and the Brief Symptom List, were administered. The results include the highest levels of emotional intelligence in the majority of students, women and nursing degree in higher form in emotional care than men and technical degrees. The clinical scale with the highest score is obsession-compulsion, with differences in the psychopathological risk in sleep disturbances for men and technical degrees. Significant relationships have been found in psychopathological risk with the different dimensions of emotional intelligence. It is suggested to transfer this information to university-level professors in order to promote health among their students.