In order to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence on perceived stress and their inner-effect mechanism, A total of 543 college students were assessed with Emotional Intelligence Scale, Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale. The results show that: (1) Emotional intelligence can significantly negatively predict perceived stress. (2) Resilience and positive coping style respectively play a mediating role between emotional intelligence and perceived stress. (3) Emotional intelligence can also influence perceived stress through the chain mediation of resilience and positive coping style. The research reveals the action mechanism between emotional intelligence and perceived stress, and provides a certain level of guidance for the psychological health education work in colleges and universities in the postpandemic era.