The relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health with social anxiety in blind and deaf children

The most important human senses are vision and hearing, and learning, educational, communication, and emotional activities are widely associated with these two senses so the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health. The research method...

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Published in:Cogent psychology 2020-01, Vol.7 (1)
Main Authors: Dehghan, Fateme, Kaboudi, Marziyeh, Alizadeh, Zahra, Heidarisharaf, Parisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
children
Deafness
Emotional intelligence
Emotions
Insomnia
Mental health
Social anxiety
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Summary:The most important human senses are vision and hearing, and learning, educational, communication, and emotional activities are widely associated with these two senses so the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the study population consisted of all students with visual and hearing impairment aged 12 years and above in Kermanshah Exceptional Centers and Public Schools. They were studied (28 blind and 58 deaf). The instrument used in this study was Shot emotional intelligence questionnaire, mental health and social anxiety. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health with social anxiety. The results of stepwise regression coefficient showed that the strongest predictors were emotional intelligence, emotional appraisal and emotional productivity, and mental health, anxiety, and insomnia components in social function which predict the variance of social anxiety as 44%. Pearson correlation coefficients showed that the components of physical symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and depression were positively correlated with social anxiety. However, the relationship between evaluation and expression of emotion, emotion regulation and emotional productivity with social anxiety was negative. Emotional intelligence and mental health are psychological constructs that play an important role in the formation of social anxiety disorder and lead to the persistence of symptoms of this disorder.
ISSN:2331-1908
2331-1908
DOI:10.1080/23311908.2020.1716465