Adolescent Intelligence Research Articles

Emotional Intelligence and Aggression in Adolescents: A Review

Several studies have demonstrated that young individuals possessing elevated emotional intelligence exhibit a higher inclination toward engaging in aggressive behaviour. This study brings attention to various aspects of the connection between aggressive behaviour and emotional intelligence. The findings might be used to develop courses on emotional intelligence and self-regulation to reduce aggressive behaviour among adolescents. Data considered for the study is from the published research article between 2000 and 2022 in various journals. Some of the electronic databases indexing the word related to the topic were used to narrow our search for relevant publications for this review. These findings indicate that a person’s level of hostility is negatively correlated with their ability to evaluate. This relation stays true across various variables, including cultures, forms of violence, and emotional intelligence tests administered at different ages. These findings also provided a foundation for discussing and recommending more studies on emotional intelligence strategies for managing and preventing aggressiveness. Important research subjects in adolescent mental health include anger ruminations, emotional regulation training, relaxation therapy, psychological treatments, and coping strategies. Both parents and children may take steps to improve their mental health.

The associations among executive planning, self-determination, and quality of life in adolescents with intellectual disability.

Skills such as planning and problem solving that are required in self-determination can be cognitively demanding. It has not yet been examined whether executive functions and intelligence are associated with levels of self-determination in individuals with intellectual disability (ID), and how that is related to quality of life (QoL). This study examined the associations among executive functions, intelligence, self-determination, and QoL in adolescents with ID. Seventy-nine adolescents aged between 17 and 20years with mild ID participated in the study. Executive functions were assessed by experimental tasks. Non-verbal IQ and survey data regarding QoL and self-determination capacity were collected from the participants. In a regression model with QoL as the dependent variable, only executive planning and self-determination capacity (but not working memory, inhibition and IQ) were significant predictors of QoL. Two mediation models were tested based on the hypotheses, literature and current findings. Model 1 revealed that executive planning had a negative direct effect on QoL when the mediator, self-determination capacity, was held constant. Model 2 indicated that the significant association between self-determination and QoL was not mediated by executive planning. The findings highlighted the crucial significance of self-determination, in comparison with executive functions and intelligence, for improving the QoL in adolescents with ID. Importantly, higher executive planning skill was even associated with lower QoL if self-determination was not concurrently strengthened. These findings carry implications for the design of education and intervention programmes aimed at improving QoL of adolescents with ID.

Ability Emotional Intelligence and Subjective Happiness in Adolescents: The Role of Positive and Negative Affect.

Adolescence is an increasingly vulnerable period for the onset of affective disorders and other mental health issues that can significantly impact an individual's subjective well-being. This study aims to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (ability EI), measured with a performance-based instrument, and Subjective Happiness in adolescents. It also explores the mediating role of positive (PA) and negative affect (NA) in this association and the moderating role of gender. The sample consisted of 333 first-year secondary school students from five centers in Spain, with an average age of 12.11 years (SD = 0.64), ranging from 11-14 years. Path analysis revealed an indirect effect (through NA and PA jointly) of Total Ability EI on Subjective Happiness and a positive direct effect that was observed only in females. Furthermore, this association was explored through various branches of ability EI. The results of this study suggest that interventions aimed at improving emotional abilities in adolescents while modulating the intensity of their emotions could significantly impact their overall well-being.

Contribution of Islamic Religious Activities to the Social Intelligence of Adolescents with Gadget Addiction in Temanggung

This study aims to instill the value of social intelligence in teenagers addicted to gadgets and restore social order among adolescents. The influence of globalization has resulted in social inequality, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic which shocked the world from 2019 to 2021. This research uses a qualitative approach, with the type of field research (field research) in case study groups. The results of the study show that youth activities play a very important role in the internalization of the value of social intelligence in adolescents addicted to gadgets. Karang Taruna activities that play a role include in the religious field, namely involvement in the administration of mosques, yasinan, sholawat tambourines. The social sector is the commemoration of national holidays, village arts, village libraries, and community service. Lastly in the health sector, namely sports and Youth PIK from activities above the value of social intelligence produced including situational awareness, presence, authenticity, clarity, and empathy.

Kecerdasan Emosional dan Kecanduan Internet pada Remaja di SMPN 3 2x11 Kayutanam Padang Pariaman

Uncontrolled and excessive use of the internet can have a negative impact in the form of internet addiction. Internet addiction can be experienced by anyone, especially teenagers. Teenagers are at the stage of identity crisis, tend to have a very high curiosity, and always want to try new things. One of the factors that influence internet addiction in adolescents is emotional intelligence. This study aims to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and internet addiction in adolescents at SMPN 3 2x11 Kayutanam, Padang Pariaman Regency. This research method uses a correlation design with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were students of SMPN 3 2x11 Kayutanam with a total sample of 110 respondents using the proportional strafied random sampling technique. The measuring tools used are The Schutte Emotional intelligence Scale for emotional intelligence and the Internet Addiction test for internet addiction. The results showed the average score of emotional intelligence was 118 which was moderate emotional intelligence and the average score for internet addiction was 42 which was mild internet addiction. The results of bivariate analysis using the Pearson showed p value = 0.000 and r value = -0.756 which means there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and internet addiction with a strong relationship strength in a negative direction. Which means that the higher the emotional intelligence, the lower the internet addiction.

Environmental Harshness, Life History, and Crystallized Intelligence of Chinese Adolescents.

The present study examined longitudinal relations between adverse environment (at the community and family level), life history (LH) profile (conceptualized as a suite of behavioral and physical traits with converging adaptive functions), and crystalized intelligence (mathematics and vocabulary test scores) using data on 1,185 Chinese adolescents obtained from the China Family Panel Studies survey. Multilevel structural equation modeling indicates that early familial environmental harshness was negatively associated with slow LH profiles and crystalized intelligence, slow LH profiles were positively associated with crystallized intelligence, and early community-level environmental harshness strengthened the positive association between slow LH and crystalized cognitive abilities. The results underscore the importance of the childhood environment in fostering individual LH and cognitive development.

Pelatihan Regulasi Emosi pada Remaja dalam Peningkatan Kemampuan Psikososial

Background: Rapid development in adolescence is often problematic psychologically. Youth need the intelligence and emotional capacity to manage emotions to deal with the developments taking place to find a positive identity. Purpose: to improve knowledge among students about intelligence and emotional exercise regulations emotion at teenagers. Methods: The mental health education about intelligence and emotional regulation emotion among teenagers at SMP Negeri 15 Loajanan Samarinda. Education and training should be conducted by direct interaction with 60 students in class with matter the introduction of emotion, emotional intelligence, and training emotion in adolescents. The activity was carried out in 3 sessions with the following activities: the first session which was opened by the opening ceremony of the vice principal and the student, continued with a second session topic on the introduction of emotion, emotional intelligence, and training emotion in adolescents, and the third session is closing. Results: The implementation of the activities went well and smoothly. The results obtained are the increasing knowledge and psychomotor teenager emotional intelligence and emotion regulation. Conclusion: After a course of health education for adolescents, Adolescent ability to get to know emotions, Emotional intelligence, and the way emotional regulations are increasing so it's expected to increase the superior generation that has optimal mental health.

Longitudinal Links Between Parental Failure Mindsets, Helicopter Parenting, and Fixed Mindset of Intelligence in Adolescents.

Evidence for the prospective associations among parental failure mindset, helicopter parenting, and children's intelligence mindset is lacking. This three-wave longitudinal study (12 months apart between waves) addressed this research gap by testing whether perceived maternal helicopter parenting mediated the link between perceived maternal failure mindset and intelligence mindset. Participants included 525 Chinese adolescents (47.2% girls, Mage = 15.41 years, SD = 0.22). Random-intercept cross-lagged analysis suggests that mothers with stronger failure-is-debilitating mindsets are more likely to engage in helicopter parenting, which may in turn contribute to stronger endorsements of a fixed mindset of intelligence in their adolescent children. The relation between maternal helicopter parenting and children's intelligence mindset appeared to be reciprocal, i.e., children's fixed mindset may elicit more helicopter parenting over time.

Hubungan Antara Pola Asuh Demokratis dengan Kecerdasan Emosional Pada Remaja di SMA Swasta Al Hikmah

This study aims to determine the relationship between democratic parenting and emotional intelligence in adolescents at Al Hikmah private high school. The type of research is quantitative research. The population is 80 teenagers. The sample in this study amounted to 49 people with democratic parenting. The measuring instrument used to measure the democratic parenting of adolescents using the scale of democratic parenting from Munandar (in Shochib 2010) is deliberation in the family, controlled freedom, parental direction, guidance and attention, mutual respect between family members, two-way communication. Measuring adolescent emotional intelligence using the emotional intelligence scale from Goleman (2014), namely, self-awareness, self-knowledge, self-motivation, four, social skills. It is known that there is a significant positive relationship between democratic parenting and emotional intelligence with a correlation coefficient of r_xy 0.609 with P = 0.000 0.050. This means that the higher the democratic parenting pattern, the higher the emotional intelligence, or vice versa. The hypothesis is accepted. The effective contribution of democratic parenting variables to students' emotional intelligence is 37.1%. Based on this research, it can be seen that there are still 62.9% influence of other factors on emotional intelligence that are not revealed in this study. The results of the research on students have moderate emotional intelligence and moderate democratic parenting. This can be seen from the SD results of 15.356, the empirical mean value of emotional intelligence of 79.00, and the hypothetical mean of 75. Furthermore, the results of the elementary school of democratic parenting were 13,889, the empirical mean was 75.04 and the hypothetical mean was 85.

Peran Pembimbing dalam Meningkatkan Kecerdasan Spiritual Anak Asuh di Panti Asuhan

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of mentors in increasing the spiritual intelligence of adolescents at the Al-Arif Alwashliyah Labuhanbatu orphanage. The focus of this research is how the role of mentors in improving the spiritual intelligence of foster children as the fulfillment of rights and obligations to foster children for their survival and as a supporter of the personality development of adolescents in getting even better spiritual intelligence from the orphanage adviser. Sources of data taken were directly from the head of the orphanage as the leader of the Al-Arif Alwashliyah Labuhanbatu orphanage, and from other informants, namely from the orphanage administrators and from orphanage youth. The data analysis technique used in this study is descriptive qualitative data analysis which involves describing events that occurred in the field. This approach includes data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. As with the results of research on the role of mentors in increasing the spiritual intelligence of foster children at the Al-Arif Alwashliyah Labuhanbatu orphanage which is very good where the application, increasing spiritual intelligence is clearly visible from the daily life of orphanage orphans.

Perilaku Phubbing dengan Kecerdasan Emosional Remaja pada Remaja SMA

Background: The phenomenon of phubbing is often found where a person is too engrossed on his smartphone so they don't care about the other person they are interacting with. The impact of this phubbing behavior makes a person unable to control his emotions and has emotional feelings that change easily because he feels that he has been controlled by his smartphone. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the characteristics of the respondents and phubbing behavior with the emotional intelligence of adolescents. Methods: This research is a quantitative study with a correlational analytic approach. The sampling method was carried out using a stratified random sampling technique. The population of this study was 781 students, sample are 108 students. The independent variable is individual characteristics and phubbing behavior, the dependent variable is emotional intelligence. Data collection using the Generic Scale of Phubbing (GSP) questionnaire and the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF). Data Analysis are Chi-Square, Mann Whitney, and Spearman Correlation with a significance level of α = 0.05. Results: 53.7% of respondents had phubbing at a moderate level and 56.5% of respondents had moderate emotional intelligence. There is a significant relationship between phubbing behavior and adolescent emotional intelligence (p=0.004), but there is no significant relationship between gender and age with emotional intelligence (p>0.05). Conclusion: There is a relationship between phubbing behavior and emotional intelligence, but there is no relationship between the characteristics of the respondents and emotional intelligence. In order to maintain adolescent emotional intelligence, adolescents need to avoid phubbing behavior when interacting or communicating with friends

K. V. Petrides and A. Furnham’s TEIQue-ASF Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire for Teenagers: A Psychometric Analysis

K. V. Petrides and A. Furnham’s emotional intelligence model is extremely popular nowadays. Foreign specialists often use this diagnostic method to measure emotional intelligence. Standardization of diagnostic methods for the Russian-speaking teenagers could expand the capabilities of teen psychology and help specialists who work with adolescents. The article presents a psychometric analysis of the Russian-language version of the short emotional intelligence questionnaire TEIQue-ASF for teenagers developed by K. V. Petrides and A. Furnham. The questionnaire measures emotional intelligence in adolescents in the context of a model of personality traits. The research involved teenagers aged 13–17 from Novosibirsk (N = 347): 199 boys (57.3%) and 148 girls (42.7%). Later, 171 of them were re-examined to study the retest reliability. The validation procedure involved the following questionnaires: D. V. Lyusin’s EmIn Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire; The BFI-5 Questionnaire adapted by S. A. Shchebetenko; The SWLS Life Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire by E. Diner adapted by E. N. Osin and D. A. Leontiev; An analogue of The PANAS – SHPANA Scale of Positive and Negative Affect in E. N. Osin’s development; The STAI Questionnaire of Personal and Situational Anxiety by Ch. Spielberg in Y. L. Khanin’s adaptation. The obtained data made it possible to standardize the Russian-language version of the TEIQue-ASF questionnaire. The test showed a high internal consistency (Cronbach's mark = 0.901) and a convergent validity that corresponded to the original, as well as a good predictability of indicators of subjective well-being. The TEIQue-ASF test correlated with its adult version in A. A. Pankratova’s adaptation. The assessment revealed no statistically significant features in relation to the gender and age. The TEIQue-ASF test proved suitable for measuring emotional intelligence in Russian-speaking adolescents aged 13–17.

Relationship between Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence Levels with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Behaviour in Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic

The problem of growth and development in adolescence and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic is psychosocial stress that could trigger anxiety, depression, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This research aims to describe the relationship between the level of emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence with NSSI behavior in adolescents. We conducted quantitative correlational research with a cross-sectional approach. Subjects in the study consist of high school students in Bandung from June 2021 to July 2021. The examination was carried out through a questionnaire of Self-Harm Inventory (SHI) instrument, the emotional intelligence scale, and the spiritual intelligence scale. Sixty respondents with NSSI behavior were found (30.15%) out of 199 respondents, mostly aged 15–17 and female. Among them, 54 meet the mild NSSI behavior, and six people tend severe psychopathology. All adolescents with NSSI behavior were found to exhibit a level of emotional and spiritual intelligence in the moderate category. Statistically, there is a significant and simultaneous relationship between the level of emotional and spiritual intelligence and NSSI behavior in adolescents. Therefore, psychosocial intervention effort is essential for adolescents with NSSI to increase their spiritual and emotional intelligence. Adolescents with severe psychopathology need to be referred to a psychiatrist for further examination.

Emotional Intelligence Differences Between Male and Female Adolescents

This study aims to determine differences in the level of emotional intelligence in male and female adolescents. This research is a type of comparative descriptive quantitative research. The population used in the study was 1060 students of SMAN 1 Kampar Timur who were enrolled in the 2022/2023 school year with a sample of 290 students who were selected using the proportional random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out using an emotional intelligence questionnaire which was arranged based on aspects of emotional intelligence. Data were processed using descriptive analysis techniques and comparative analysis techniques T-Test. The results showed that: 1) as many as 38.6% of students have moderate emotional intelligence; 2) as many as 37.2% of male adolescents have moderate emotional intelligence of male adolescents; 3) as many as 35.9% of young women have moderate emotional intelligence; 4) there is no difference in emotional intelligence in middle adolescents in terms of gender with the result sig = 0.078 (sig. > 0.05).TRANSLATE with x EnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack//

Association between urinary iodine excretion, genetic disposition and fluid intelligence in children, adolescents and young adults: the DONALD study

PurposeIodine deficiency increases the risk of cognitive impairment and delayed physical development in children. It is also associated with cognitive impairment in adults. Cognitive abilities are among the most inheritable behavioural traits. However, little is known about the consequences of insufficient postnatal iodine intake and whether the individual genetic disposition modifies the association between iodine intake and fluid intelligence in children and young adults.MethodsThe cultural fair intelligence test was used to assess fluid intelligence in the participants of the DONALD study (n = 238; mean age, 16.5 [SD = 7.7] years). Urinary iodine excretion, a surrogate iodine intake marker, was measured in 24-h urine. Individual genetic disposition (n = 162) was assessed using a polygenic score, associated with general cognitive function. Linear regression analyses were conducted to determine whether Urinary iodine excretion was associated with fluid intelligence and whether this association was modified by individual genetic disposition.ResultsUrinary iodine excretion above the age-specific estimated average requirement was associated with a five-point higher fluid intelligence score than that below the estimated average requirement (P = 0.02). The polygenic score was positively associated with the fluid intelligence score (β = 2.3; P = 0.03). Participants with a higher polygenic score had a higher fluid intelligence score.ConclusionUrinary iodine excretion above the estimated average requirement in childhood and adolescence is beneficial for fluid intelligence. In adults, fluid intelligence was positively associated with a polygenic score for general cognitive function. No evidence showed that the individual genetic disposition modifies the association between Urinary iodine excretion and fluid intelligence.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY AFFECTIVE FUNCTION TO ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN RT 13 RW 06 KOTA LAMA MALANG

ABSTRACT Adolescence is a period of stressful transition from childhood to adulthood. Adolescents are social beings, the more positive the family function, the better the emotional intelligence of adolescents, and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to determine the affective function of the family on the emotional intelligence of adolescents in Rt 13 Rw 06 Kelurahan Kota Lama Malang. The research used cross sectional design. The population of this study were all adolescents in Kota Lama Malang Sub-District as many as 67 people with a total sample of 47 people. Samples were taken by Simple Random Sampling technique. The independent variable is the affective function of the family, the dependent variable is emotional intelligence. The instrument used is a questionnaire. Data analysis used the fisher's exact test. The results showed that the majority of respondents had family affective function in the good category, most of the respondents had emotional intelligence in the good category and there was a relationship between family affective function and adolescent emotional intelligence in Rt 13 Rw 06 Kelurahan Kota Lama Malang with p = (0.000) . Based on the results of this study, it is hoped that adolescents will be able to control their emotional intelligence properly by listening to their parents and teachers at school. Keywords: Family Affective Function; Emotional Intelligence And Adolescents

Brain regional homogeneity and its association with age and intelligence in typically developing youth.

Accelerated synaptic pruning and weakening of short-range functional connectivity are characteristic of adolescent brain development. Based on these structural microscopic and system-level functional changes, it was hypothesized that regional homogeneity (ReHo) may decrease with age in the developing brain, and a differential association between ReHo and cognitive performance was expected to depend on age. ReHo maps of typically developing participants were provided by the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)-200 Preprocessed repository. Intelligence quotient was evaluated using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Chinese Children-Revised and Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence at Peking University and New York University, respectively. Correlations between ReHo and age were examined, along with the interaction effects of ReHo and age on intelligence quotient (IQ), in 121 typically developing youth aged 8-14 years. Of the 400 ROIs tested, ReHo in 105 brain regions was significantly correlated with age (p<0.05, false discovery rate-corrected), among which 102 showed that ReHo decreased with age. In addition, ReHo in 18 brain regions was negatively correlated with age at Bonferroni-corrected thresholds (p<0.05), and most associations were observed in the prefrontal cortex. The interaction analyses suggested that higher ReHo was associated with higher IQ in children, whereas this association was attenuated or reversed in adolescents (p<0.05, uncorrected). ReHo decreased with age in the developing brain and was differentially associated with intelligence in children and adolescents.

The effect of parenting styles on adolescent bullying behaviours in China: The mechanism of interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence

Bullying is a problematic public behaviour of great concern worldwide, which occurs commonly in China. Parenting and emotional intelligence have previously been verified as crucial aspects in determining the bullying behaviours of adolescents. However, evidence of the interactive effect of these vital factors needs to be more extensive. This study attempts to analyze the relationships and mechanisms of parenting on bullying through emotional intelligence, which consists of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence. Based on Chinese education panel survey data of 8730 adolescents, this paper used OLS regression and SEM methods to estimate the impact and mechanisms of parenting styles on bullying behaviours among adolescents. High-demand and responsive parenting styles can significantly reduce adolescents' bullying behaviours. Intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence are important mediating variables, and parenting with high demandingness and high responsiveness can significantly improve the interpersonal intelligence of adolescents, thereby reducing children's bullying behaviour. Although low levels of intrapersonal intelligence would increase bullying behaviours in adolescents, high demandingness and high responsiveness of parenting can significantly improve adolescents' intrapersonal intelligence. Parents can reduce adolescents' bullying behaviours by increasing emotional responses and normative requirements. This result provides a new perspective on the solution to the problem of youth bullying.

Optimism as a Mediator of the Relationship between Adolescents’ Stress and Intelligence: Using the K-WISC-V

본 연구에서는 청소년들을 대상으로 스트레스, 낙관성, 지능 간 관계를 알아보았으며, 특히 스트레스와 지능 간 관계를 낙관성이 매개하는지 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 만 12세에서 16세의 남녀 한국 청소년 665명 (평균 연령=14.3세)을 대상으로 K-WISC-V를 실시하고, 전체 IQ (FSIQ)와 5개의 기본 지표점수 (언어이해지표, VCI; 시공간지표, VSI; 유동추론지표, FRI; 작업기억지표, WMI; 처리속도지표, PSI)를 산출하여 횡단 분석에 사용하였다. 또한 스트레스와 낙관성을 측정하기 위해 설문조사를 실시하였다. 상관분석과 매개효과 검증 결과, 스트레스는 전반적으로 지능을 유의하게 예측하지 않은 반면 낙관성은 지능을 정적으로 예측했다. 또한 매개효과를 검증했을 때, 처리속도지표의 경우만을 제외하고 낙관성은 스트레스와 지능 간 관계를 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 스트레스가 높을수록 낙관성은 낮아지고 이는 지능 감소로 이어지는 경로를 살펴본 첫 실증적 연구이며, 청소년의 지능 보호 및 향상에 대한 논의 방향을 제시하였다는 의의가 있다.The current study focuses on adolescent intelligence and its relationship with stress and optimism. We aim to examine the mediating role of optimism in the association between stress and intelligence. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 665 South Korean adolescents aged 12-16 years (M = 14.3; SD = 1.4; 47.4% female). Intelligence was assessed by K-WISC-V subtests, and we derived Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) and five primary index scores (e.g., VCI, VSI, FRI, WMI, PSI) for analyses. Stress and optimism were also measured by self-report questionnaires. Through correlation and mediation analysis, we attained the following results. Stress did not significantly predict intelligence in general, while optimism positively predicted intelligence. Also, optimism mediated the association between stress and FSIQ and the association between stress and primary index scores except for PSI, after controlling for sex and region. The current study is the first empirical attempt to clarify the pathway from stress to intelligence among adolescents by revealing that stress indirectly affects intelligence through optimism. In this way, we provide direction for further discussions on how to protect and enhance adolescent intelligence.

FAMILY STRUCTURE AS DETERMINANT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF ADOLESCENTS

The present study analyzed the predictive association of family structure and emotional intelligence, family structure wise difference and gender difference in emotional intelligence of adolescents. After literature review following hypotheses were formulated: (1) Family structure will predict the emotional intelligence of the participants; (2) There will be a significant difference in the emotional intelligence of the participants from joint and nuclear families; (3) There would be gender difference in emotional intelligence. A sample comprising 400 adolescents, (200 belonging to joint and 200 to nuclear families) with mean age 14.49 (SD=+1.29) was drawn from various schools of Karachi, Pakistan. Consent form, demographic form, and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire for Adolescents (TEIQue-ASF) (Petrides et al, 2006) were administered. Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and t-test were calculated. Results indicate that family structure does not predict emotional intelligence while the mean scores difference of emotional intelligence of participants belonging to nuclear or joint families was insignificant. However, the research found gender differences in emotional intelligence.