Investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and sexual satisfaction in late adolescent university students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and sexual satisfaction in late adolescents who are university students. The study sample consisted of 757 people who reached out through social media. We collected the data using the Demographic Information Form, the Emotional Intelligence Scale (short form), and the male and female forms of the Golombok Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale. The SPSS 22.0 package program conducted the necessary analysis of the data. The analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between the total scores on the Emotional Intelligence Scale and the total scores on sexual satisfaction. Accordingly, as emotional intelligence increases in both men and women, the deterioration in their sexual functions and relationships decreases. Additionally, we compared the participants' Sexual Satisfaction Scale scores based on various demographic variables. As a result, women's mean score on the Sexual Satisfaction Scale was significantly lower than that of men. The mean scores of participants who had a partner were significantly lower than those of participants who did not. The mean score of the individuals who were unmarried and thought that having sex before marriage was acceptable was much lower than the mean score of the participants who believed that having sex before marriage was bad. We talked about each outcome in light of the body of literature.