Inteligencia Emocional rasgo y su influencia sobre el optimismodisposicional en profesionales de centros de atención a personas con discapacidad intelectual

Abstract

The field of professionals who on a daily basis exercise their activity with people with intellectual disability can sometimes be influenced by some aspects linked with the exercise of the profession, given the activity’s characteristic and the direct contact with the environment. The effects of Emotional Intelligence and the quality of the acquired emotional skills could prove to be beneficial for improved personal development and a higher dispositional optimism. In the present study, an attempt is made to analyse the relationship between these concepts on intellectual disability healthcare professionals from the province of Jaen, Spain. The sample of the study is composed of 59 subjects (n=59), with a mean age of 38.59 years (±10.359). In order to obtain said information, the following tools have been used: the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi-C) and the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). There are significant relationships between some of the dimensions of the considered instruments (p<.05), with statistically significant differences between the Emotional Intelligence dimensions and the gender variable (p<.05). The regression analysis confirms the positive association between Emotional Intelligence (intrapersonal) and dispositional optimism. A discussion will be addressed around the results obtained from previously carried out researches on healthcare professionals who work with intellectual disability, concluding with a rigorous analysis of the different propositions that tackle the Emotional Intelligence, and dispositional optimism, and consequently the different practical strategies for starting specific programs of improvement.