The present study aimed to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience in a sample of ninth-grade students from José Santos Puga School. The research was descriptive and comparative, with a mixed approach (quantitative-qualitative) and a non-experimental transactional design. The sample consisted of 120 students selected through non-probability, intentional, or convenience sampling. Data collection used the Trait Meta Mood Scale-24 (TMMS-24) emotional intelligence scale, developed by Mayer and Salovey (1995) and adapted in Spain by Fernández, Extremera, and Ramos (2004), as well as Novella's Resilience Scale (2002). The results showed that the students in the research sample presented high levels of both emotional intelligence and resilience. Likewise, the correlational analysis performed using Pearson's coefficient yielded a value of r = .207, p < 0.05, indicating a positive and statistically significant correlation between both variables.
These findings suggest that these students possess emotional and personal resources that allow them to manage their emotions appropriately, as well as cope with and overcome adverse situations, which favors not only their personal well-being but also their academic performance. It is concluded that the relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience constitutes a protective factor in the comprehensive development of this sample of adolescents studied and that these results are only applicable to the sample studied. Furthermore, the results allow us to identify trends that could be explored in future studies with broader designs and probability samples.
