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Psychoactive substances consumption, emotional intelligence and academic performance in a university students simple

abstract

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to explore the emotional intelligence and academic performance in university students according to the consumption of psychoactive substances,and evaluate whether emotional disability is associated with low performance. Methodology: 150 psychology students participated in the study, and they were separated into different groups according to the consumption of psychoactive substances in the last 30 days. The emotional\r\nintelligence was assessed by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, and the academic performance was\r\nevaluated by the academic results. Results: The results show significant differences between groups in the academic results, and particularly that consumers are less successful. In addition, a negative correlation is observed between emotional intelligence and academic performance in consumers, i.e., consumers having excessive attention to their own emotions get worse academic results. Discussion: It can be concluded that consumption of psychoactive substances is associated with poorer academic performance, and that the relationship between emotional intelligence and\r\nacademic results is indirect, mediated by the consumption of psychoactive substances.

Keywords:

Drug abuse, emotional intelligence, academic performance, university students.

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Authors

Ana Merchán-Clavellino - Universidad de Cádiz, España
Antonio Francisco Romero-Moreno - Universidad de Cádiz, España
José Ramón Alameda-Bailén - Universidad de Huelva, España