Talented and average intelligent children's levels of using emotional intelligence

AbstractIn this research, we investigated the differentiation of emotional intelligence's sub-scales in highly and average intelligent individuals. The Prevalence of Using Emotional Intelligence in Students Scale was applied to 128 students, 57 were gifted students chosen from Izmir Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (İzmir Art and Science Institution), and 71 were 4th and 7th grade students of National Education Primary Schools. In the light of the findings, it was seen that all participants had high scores in sub-scales of emotional intelligence. In the self-consciousness, managing emotions, and motivating emotions sub-scales, significant differences was found between the groups. There was no difference between the groups in terms of empathy and social skills