Inteligencia emocional: factor positivo ante la depresión en adolescentes de bachillerato

Abstract

Objective: To identify the relationship between symptoms of depression and EI factors in a crosssectional study. Method: A qualitative descriptive design with cross section involved 419 students aged 15 to 19 years old. The CES-D and TMMS-24 instruments were applied. The information was analyzed by Spearman correlation, "t" Student and / or U of Mann Whitney. Results: 22.7% of adolescents had symptoms of depression. Regarding EI, women scored higher in attention factor and men in attention and emotional repair, while in the factor of clarity both sexes had low scores. Conclusion: Studying EI from its factors gives us a more specific view of the behavior of this variable with depression.