Exploring the Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Mental Health among Early Adolescents

Abstract

This study investigates the link of emotional intelligence (EI), with mental health scales and sub-scales (somaticsymptom, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression) in Iranian high schools students. The data was made up of247 high school students of 8 schools (124 Boy and 123 Girl). The research design was a quantitative and testsof alternative hypotheses. This study utilized General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to measure mental healthscales and sub-scales and Emotional Quotient Inventory, Youth Version (EQ-I YV) to assess emotionalintelligence. Data analysis included frequencies, percentages, means scores, Pearson’s correlation and, simpleregression analysis. The results of this study support the hypothesis that is a significant relationship of emotionalintelligence with mental health scales and sub-scales scores. In addition, this study revealed that mental healthscales and sub-scales scores influences by emotional intelligence.