Emotional development and academic performance: a correlational study in pre-university adolescents

Abstract

In recent years, the importance of the emotional sphere in all human contexts has become evident. The main objective of this article is to determine the relationship between emotional development and academic performance in pre-university adolescents. Eighty-five 11th grade pre-university students were selected using a non-probabilistic purposive sample. The psychometric techniques IPAT Inventory of Self-Analysis of Catell and the Machover Drawing of the Human Figure were used to assess indicators of emotional development. The academic index was obtained through a database in Excel format, assessing the academic performance of the sample. Kendall’s Rank Correlation Coefficient was used, obtaining a weak positive correlation. Therefore, as emotional development increases, the academic index also increases, although the relationship is weak and not established in all cases.