ANALYSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORK AMONG PREADOLESCENTS

Lidia Piccerillo, Alessia Tescione

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Emotional intelligence is a skill built through social interactions; however, over the last few years, the massive use of social networks has changed the methods of interaction and communication of today's young. The study aimed to understand the use of social media, emotional intelligence and the relationship between these variables in a sample of 236 early adolescent. Preliminary analyzes show a negative correlation between the amount of social media use, social addiction, and emotional intelligence.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v7i1.840

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