Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence

Background: During adolescence, although the peer group exerts a strong influence on how the individual thinks and feels and on personal social values, the family still exerts a sustaining and supporting role. This study analyzed the relationships established between family function, emotional intel...

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Main Authors: Barragán Martín, Ana Belén, Molero Jurado, María del Mar, Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen, Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima, Martos Martínez, África, Simón Márquez, María del Mar, Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
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author Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
author_facet Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
author_sort Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
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description Background: During adolescence, although the peer group exerts a strong influence on how the individual thinks and feels and on personal social values, the family still exerts a sustaining and supporting role. This study analyzed the relationships established between family function, emotional intelligence and perceived interpersonal support in adolescence. Method: The sample was made up of 1287 high school students aged 14 to 18 (M = 15.11; SD = 0.91) in the province of Almeria (Spain). Results: The results showed moderate correlations between the intrapersonal emotional intelligence dimension and perceived availability of support (advice or orientation), and between the mood dimension of emotional intelligence and the three interpersonal support dimensions (appraisal, belonging and tangible). In addition, significant positive correlations were found between family function and the intrapersonal and mood dimensions of emotional intelligence, with medium and large effect sizes, respectively. Apart from that, the data revealed that students who could count on a more functional family referred to high empathy and acceptance by others and greater support in material or financial matters, followed by those with moderate family function. In addition, students from homes with severely dysfunctional families perceived less available support. Finally, students who said they could count on strong family function also scored higher on the intrapersonal factor of emotional intelligence. Conclusions: The implications of these findings for the development of emotional intelligence in early adolescence are discussed from the family context, considering the relationship between emotional intelligence and social support.
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spelling oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-120272023-04-12T19:44:21Z Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence Barragán Martín, Ana Belén Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima Martos Martínez, África Simón Márquez, María del Mar Gázquez Linares, José Jesús adolescence social support familiar functioning emotional intelligence Background: During adolescence, although the peer group exerts a strong influence on how the individual thinks and feels and on personal social values, the family still exerts a sustaining and supporting role. This study analyzed the relationships established between family function, emotional intelligence and perceived interpersonal support in adolescence. Method: The sample was made up of 1287 high school students aged 14 to 18 (M = 15.11; SD = 0.91) in the province of Almeria (Spain). Results: The results showed moderate correlations between the intrapersonal emotional intelligence dimension and perceived availability of support (advice or orientation), and between the mood dimension of emotional intelligence and the three interpersonal support dimensions (appraisal, belonging and tangible). In addition, significant positive correlations were found between family function and the intrapersonal and mood dimensions of emotional intelligence, with medium and large effect sizes, respectively. Apart from that, the data revealed that students who could count on a more functional family referred to high empathy and acceptance by others and greater support in material or financial matters, followed by those with moderate family function. In addition, students from homes with severely dysfunctional families perceived less available support. Finally, students who said they could count on strong family function also scored higher on the intrapersonal factor of emotional intelligence. Conclusions: The implications of these findings for the development of emotional intelligence in early adolescence are discussed from the family context, considering the relationship between emotional intelligence and social support. 2021-07-22T08:29:23Z 2021-07-22T08:29:23Z 2021-05-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12027 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5145 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI
spellingShingle adolescence
social support
familiar functioning
emotional intelligence
Barragán Martín, Ana Belén
Molero Jurado, María del Mar
Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen
Oropesa Ruiz, Nieves Fátima
Martos Martínez, África
Simón Márquez, María del Mar
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús
Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title_full Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title_fullStr Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title_full_unstemmed Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title_short Interpersonal Support, Emotional Intelligence and Family Function in Adolescence
title_sort interpersonal support, emotional intelligence and family function in adolescence
topic adolescence
social support
familiar functioning
emotional intelligence
url http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12027
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