Relação entre inteligência emocional e violência recebida, exercida e percebida nas relações de namoro dos jovens

Abstract

Dating violence is highly prevalent throughout the world and is associated with various damages to mental health, being considered a strong predictor of marital violence. Taking into account the relationship found by some studies between certain components of emotional intelligence and violence in young people's dating relationships, the present study aimed to verify the relationship between emotional intelligence and violence received, exercised and perceived by young people in their dating relationships. The instruments used were the socioeconomic and dating characterization questionnaire, the Received, Exerted and Perceived Violence Scale in Youth and Adolescent Dating Relationships (VERA) and the Emotional Skills Inventory (ICE). A sample of 105 young Brazilians aged 18 to 30 was analyzed in the research, 72.4% female, 21.9% male, 4.8% non-binary and 1% non-labelled. Significant negative correlations, from slight to medium, were observed between specific and general factors of emotional intelligence and different types of violence received and exercised. Significant positive correlations, from slight to medium, were found between specific and general EI factors and the level of perception of different types of violence among young people in their dating relationships. The results obtained are important, as they can bring new perspectives on psychological care approaching emotions for the prevention of dating violence and for the treatment of individuals who have been or are currently in a violent dating relationship.