The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Mood in Adolescents

Abstract

Changes in adolescents have an impact on the positive and negative emotions they experience so that they also impact several responses, namely cognitive, behavioral, physiological or possibly a combination of the three. Mood can be one of the common and frequent signs of mental health problems among teenagers, namely feeling stressed and unable to control their mood. In this case, someone who has emotional intelligence abilities will be better able to manage the mood changes they experience. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and mood in adolescents. This research method uses a quantitative approach and the number of respondents is 125, teenagers aged 16 - 21 years, currently studying and domiciled in Jabodetabek. The research instrument used the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire-short from (TEIQUE-SF) and four dimensions mood scale (FDMS). The data analysis technique uses correlation with SPSS. The results of this study show that testing emotional intelligence with a positive mood gives results that there is no relationship between emotional intelligence and a positive mood. However, in testing emotional intelligence with a negative mood, there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and negative mood, meaning that the higher the emotional intelligence, the lower the negative mood. The conclusion from this research is that the higher the emotional intelligence of teenagers, the lower the negative atmosphere experienced by teenagers.