Emotional Intelligence in Improving Academic Performance in College Students: A Systematic Review

Juana Rosa Gabriel Tirajaya; Rosalía Zarate- Barrial; Zoila Esther Cherres López; César Stalyn Castañeda Tang; Madeleine Griselda Chunqui Niño de Guzmán; Yenny Primitiva Rojas Pardo; Rafael Romero- Carazas

doi:10.61707/a8yc4c46

Authors

Juana Rosa Gabriel Tirajaya Enrique Guzmán y Valle National University, Perú
Rosalía Zarate- Barrial César Vallejo University, Perú
Zoila Esther Cherres López Enrique Guzmán y Valle National University, Perú
César Stalyn Castañeda Tang Fe y Alegría Movement, Perú
Madeleine Griselda Chunqui Niño de Guzmán César Vallejo University, Perú
Yenny Primitiva Rojas Pardo Hermilio Valdizan National University, Perú
Rafael Romero- Carazas Technological University of Peru, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61707/a8yc4c46

Keywords:

Emotional Intelligence, Academic Performance

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out with the purpose of publicizing how emotional intelligence contributes to academic performance; posing as a research question: What is the impact of emotional intelligence in improving academic performance in university students in the last five years?; Due to this, the methodology used for this purpose was qualitative, basic and a review of articles published in the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases; following a search protocol, collection, extraction, analysis and selection of articles under the eligibility criteria: academic publications with SJR (Scimago Journal Rank) impact indicators and publications in Spanish and English. For the analysis of the review, 79 articles were selected and after filtering, only 10 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria as part of the review. The results show that there is a limited number of publications that have specified emotional intelligence as a predictor of academic performance in university students.