Emotional intelligence as educational resource for parents

Aliya Tolegenovaa, Shugyla Duanayevab, Danna Naurzalinac, Baidlayeva Akmarala, Laura Baimoldinaa, Aksaule Karabalinac

aAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi ave.71, Almaty 050038, KazakhstanbNur University, al-Farabi ave.73, Almaty 050038,Kazakhstan

bK.Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University, A.Moldagulova Str., Aktobe 030000,Kazakhstan

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Introduction• Good parenting requires more than intellect. It touches a dimension

of the personality that's been ignored in much of the advice dispensed to parents over the past thirty years. Good parenting involves emotion. In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that even more than IQ, your emotional awareness and ability to handle feelings will determine your success and happiness in all walks of life, including family relationships. For parents, the quality of "emotional intelligence” (EI) - means being aware of your children's feelings, and being able to empathize, soothe, and guide them. For children, who learn most lessons about emotion from their parents, it includes the ability to control impulses, delay gratification, motivate themselves, read other people's social cues, and cope with life's stressful situations.

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Methodology

Research methods were used as follows:• 1) EmIn questionnaire for emotional

intelligence of Lusin D.V.• 2) TMMS (the Trait Meta Mood Scale) for

emotional intelligence• 3) Rene Gille test for children emotional state• 4) Picture test measuring personality of

children

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Results As a results of EI level measurement of the parents there were conducted two questionnaires

TMMS (the Trait Meta Mood Scale) and EmIn questionnaire (Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire).

According to the results of EmIn questionnaire the participants were allocated by several groups, like:

- 0-71 points – «the EI level of the parents is very low»;-72-78 points - «the EI level of the parents is low”;-79-92 points - «the EI level of the parents is in the middle»;-93-104 points - «the EI level of the parents is high»;-105 and over – “the EI level of the parents is very high».•In addition there were General EI, Intrapersonal EI and Interpersonal EI measurement among

participants. The EI scale shows high level among 20% of participants and very high level among 22% of participants. At the same time there is the middle level of EI among parents. These results shows that most of the parents have middle level of EI (50%) which means that in some situations they try to understand and cope with the emotional feelings.

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TMMS questionnaire results

• During testing this questionnaire we clarified following scales: Attention to emotion, Clarity and Repair

• 57% of respondents showed their ability to pay attention to their emotions, which means that in different situations they observe their own feelings with the purpose of control the situation. Clarity scale revealed at 97% respondents, which shows their ability to understand clearly their feelings, and observe the emotion of other people.

• Repair scale revealed at 30% respondents. In comparison with other scales it shows lower ability to repair their own emotions during experiencing emotional situation.

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Results of Rene Gille test for children emotional state

• Results of conducting this method revealed particular scales in child’s emotional state and his attitude to family members. Such as: attitude towards mother, attitude towards father, attitude to the parents, attitude towards siblings, attitude towards grand parents and relatives, attitude towards friends, attitude towards teacher or authorized person, emotional intelligence, dominant tendency, communication tendency, closeness, social adequacy.

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Results of picture test measuring emotional state and personality of children

• This test is directed to measure emotional state and personal features of the children. Following scales are applicable for this test:

• Defencelessness• Worry • Self mistrust• Weakness• Behavior• Frustration• Relationship difficulties• Depressiveness

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Defencelessness

Worry

Self mistrust

Weakness

Behavior

Frustration

Relationship difficulties

Depressiveness

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Results

• With the purpose of investigation of EI among children and their parents we made a correlation analysis using Pearson Coefficient, where significance correlation revealed, which could mean that EI of the parents may influence the EI of the children.

Scales Emotional Intelligence of children scale

High level of General EI of the parents 0,298*

High level of Intrapersonal EI of the parents 0,321*

High level of Interpersonal EI of the parents 0,289*

Attention to emotion (TMMS) 0,294*

Clarity (TMMS) 0,437**

Repair (TMMS) -

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Implications for policy/Practice

• The results of present study are going to be used as a basis of future researches and developing training programme

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Conclusion• Many schools are implementing and infusing social and emotional

learning competency building into their daily curriculum; many educators are honing their social and emotional skills through workshops and self study, but main educators of the children still are the parents and they too can bring social and emotional learning into their daily lives.

• The EI level of the parents can be a predictor of emotional intelligence development in children. The understanding of the emotions and ability to control them is an important and necessary component in social life of the personality. And also these abilities play an important role in development of a self-assessment, empathy, self-controlling of the growing-up child.

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Emotional intelligence as educational resource for parents

Aliya Tolegenovaa, Shugyla Duanayevab, Danna Naurzalinac, Baidlayeva Akmarala, Laura Baimoldinaa, Aksaule Karabalinac

aAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi ave.71, Almaty 050038, KazakhstanbNur University, al-Farabi ave.73, Almaty 050038,Kazakhstan

bK.Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University, A.Moldagulova Str., Aktobe 030000,Kazakhstan

The Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences

icCSBs 2015 January