Evaluation of emotional intelligence in daycare caregivers

Keywords: emotional intelligence, education, nursery, caregivers

Abstract

The emotional inteligence is an important topic that offers huge adventage and skills in the life of people, however, rarely is considered and used in institutions, especially in kindergarten where the children are in developing and are similars to sponges that are absorbing everything. For that reason, this investigation make an evaluetion of the emotional intelligence in 12 caregivers of kindergarten belonging to The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) through The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) to know them leves and to adapt an intervention to adjustment to them needs. That intervention works in áreas of the emotional intelligence (emotional perception, emocional facilitation, emocional understanding and emotional management), self esteem, social skills and assertuveness. The results show a total of 8 caregivers (67%) in the total rating (CIE) got scores lower tan 90 points in the MSCEIT scale, what corresponds to the level of emotional intelligence called like “Aspecto to develop” which means that more than the half of the caregivers need improve in the area of emotional intelligence.

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Author Biographies

Jorge G. Escobar-Torres, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

He completed a degree in Psychology (Universidad del Valle de México-Tlalpan), a Master's in Special Education (Intercontinental University) and a Ph.D. in Pedagogy (Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla). He works as a Full-Time Professor-Researcher in the Degree in Psychology at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. He also works as a child psychotherapist and has participated in various conferences on education, development and child rearing.

Oscar Octavio Acosta-López, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Intern of the Lic. In Psychology of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo.

Dayana Luna-Reye, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Full-time Researcher Professor in the Academic Area of ​​Psychology at the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa) at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. She is a Doctor in Social Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona with a Cum laude Mention. She is a Master in Social Psychology of Groups and Institutions from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco Unit. He has a degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Veracruz. Her lines of research and publication are related to studies of gender, sexuality and Human Rights; vulnerable groups; social movements, migration, boys and girls; and critical studies in social psychology.

 

Santos Noé Herrera-Mijangos, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

He belongs to the National System of Researchers. Regarding academic training, he is: Bachelor of Social Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Master in Psychology from the Universidad del Valle de México, Master in Gestalt Therapy from the Gestalt Therapy Institute and Doctor of Science from the Department of Educational Research of the CINVESTAV. With regard to his publications, Dr. Herrera has published in areas of clinical, social and educational psychology, also throughout his professional career he has participated as a speaker at various national and international conferences. Currently Dr. Herrera is at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, in the area of ​​Psychology of the Institute of Health Sciences as a Full-Time Research Professor. Dr. Herrera is developing research related to "suffering of being."

Gerardo Hurtado-Arriaga, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Full-time Research Professor in the Academic Area of ​​Psychology of the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa) at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. He is a Doctor of Social Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Unit. He is a Master of Education from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. He has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Unit. His lines of research and publication are related to vulnerable groups; social movements, education and migration

Flor de María Gil-Bernal, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

She currently works as a Full Time Research Professor at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, at the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa).

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Published
2021-06-05
How to Cite
Escobar-Torres, J. G., Acosta-López, O. O., Luna-Reye, D., Herrera-Mijangos, S. N., Hurtado-Arriaga, G., & Gil-Bernal, F. de M. (2021). Evaluation of emotional intelligence in daycare caregivers. Educación Y Salud Boletín Científico Instituto De Ciencias De La Salud Universidad Autónoma Del Estado De Hidalgo, 9(18), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.29057/icsa.v9i18.6602

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