LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FEATURES OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

The article deals with the specifics of emotional shifts in adolescence, i.e., the transformation of the main components of emotional intelligence given personal traits inherent in adolescents. The issue of psychological and pedagogical features of emotional intelligence in adolescence was considered: the authors concluded that the development of emotional intelligence is an important factor for adolescents’ adaptation to the social environment, which helps balance emotions and reason, be responsible for themselves, create a strategy for their life. A three-year longitudinal study comprising three assessments, separated by one year each, revealed significant positive dynamics in the development of emotional intelligence and changes from a closed lifestyle to openness to society. The same positive dynamics are observed in personal maturation. Certain changes in the specifics of the correlation between the components of emotional intelligence and personality factors were established: the increase in the level of components of emotional intelligence, the acquisition of the emotional stability skills, and the improvement of social interaction. It is empirically proven that in adolescence, there is a dynamic manifestation of emotional intelligence depending on the inherent psychological characteristics. Passivity in interpersonal relationships is replaced by activity and manifestations of cooperation. Persistence, plasticity and responsibility help teenagers to succeed in the creative and scientific spheres. Emotional comfort, resilience, self-sufficiency and curiosity allow children to correctly identify their feelings and be able to control them. Prospects for further research were identified: the elaboration of methodological recommendations and posters for both students and teachers and parents to develop emotional competence skills for psychoeducation and independent improvement of all components of emotional intelligence.