Características de inteligencia emocional y su relación con la ideación suicida en una muestra de estudiantes de Psicología / Characteristics of emotional intelligence and its relation to suicidal ideation in a sample of psychology students

RESUMEN

Estudio de tipo descriptivo-correlacional y diseño trasversal que tiene por objetivo identificar la relación entre la ideación suicida (IS) y las características de inteligencia emocional (IE) en estudiantes de psicología de una universidad estatal del departamento de Magdalena (Colombia). La población estaba constituida por 328 estudiantes, la selección de la muestra se realizó de manera intencional, formada por 157 sujetos a los cuales se les aplicaron el Traid Meta Mood Scale-24 y la Escala de Ideación Suicida de Beck. Los resultados indican prevalencia de IS de 5,1%,, se registran adecuados estados en las habilidades de IE, y se encontró relación negativa entre la IS y el componente reparación emocional, no obstante, no se encontraron correlaciones entre la IS y la atención.

ABSTRACT

A descriptive and correlational study and transversal design applied to identify the relation between This study is aimed to identify the relation between the suicidal ideation (SI) and the characteristics of emotional intelligence (EI) in a group of Psychological students of the state university from department of Magdalena (Colombia). It was used a descriptive and correlational study and a cross- sectional design analysis. The population was made up of 328 students, and the sample selection process was carried out with 157 subjects, who were tested by the scale of emotional intelligence Traid Meta Mood Scale-24 and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. The findings indicated a 5,1% prevalence of suicidal ideation, but positive results related to abilities of emotional intelligence were presented. Additionally, it was found negative relations between the SI and the component of emotional repair. However, correlation between suicidal ideation and attention is not detected.