Emotional intelligence and psychosocial development of you

Cilj ovog rada bio je dobiti uvid u pojam emocionalne inteligencije, što on obuhvaća i koliko je pojam istražen. Objašnjeni su najčešće korišteni modeli emocionalne inteligencije: Model Mayera i Saloveya, Model Bar-On-a i Golemanov model emocionalne inteligencije. Uz to, navedeni su neki od načina mjerenja emocionalne inteligencije, uzimajući u obzir da različite definicije konstrukta uključuju različite mjerne instrumente. Od metoda mjerenja objašnjeni su: samoprocjena sudionika, procjene pomoću drugih ljudi te neposredno procjenjivanje sposobnosti. Potom se ukratko navodi i objašnjava pojam problema u ponašanju. Uz objašnjenje pojma, slijedi pregled istraživanja u kojima se ispitivala povezanost emocionalne inteligencije i agresivnog ponašanja kod djece i mladih, kako bi se dobile smjernice za daljnja istraživanja. U više istraživanja potvrđena je negativna povezanost između emocionalne inteligencije i agresivnog ponašanja. Upravo taj podatak otvara mogućnost raznih preventivnih programa, uključujući i djelovanje unutar struke socijalnog rada.The aim of this paper was to give insight in the term of emotional intelligence, its scope and the extent of the existing studies. It explains the most used models of emotional intelligence: Mayer and Salovey Model, Bar-On Model, and Goleman's model of emotional intelligence. In addition, several ways of measuring emotional intelligence are mentioned, taking into account that different definitions of the construct imply different measuring methods. Measuring systems that are explained are: self- assessment, assessments by others and direct assessment of ability. After that, the topic of behavioural problems is briefly mentioned and explained. Explanation of term is followed by a summary of studies which were focused on the correlation of emotional intelligence and aggressive behaviour in children and youth, in order to get general guidelines for further research. The negative correlation between emotional intelligence and aggressive behaviour was confirmed in several studies. That finding opens many possibilities for various preventive programs, including the activities within the profession of social work