FEATURES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WHO ARE PRONE TO MANIPULATIVE BEHAVIOR

• Published in: Astra Salvensis - revista de istorie si cultura Vol. VI; no. Supp 2; pp. 664 - 679
• Main Authors: Mikheeva, Liudmila N, Gorodilova, Svetlana A, Brykina, Elena K, Fabrikov, Maxim S, Usmanova, Larisa T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Transylvanian Association for Romanian Culture and Literature of Romanian People - ASTRA 2018; Asociaţiunea Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român - ASTRA
• Subjects: Social Sciences; emotional sphere; University students; manipulative behavior; emotional interaction; educational environment; emotional intelligence; manipulation
• ISSN: 2393-4727

The study relevance. In the modern Russian educational environment, on the one hand, attention has increased to the formation of not only knowledge, skills and abilities, but also the ability to effective self – realization and self-actualization, to successful social life, and on the other-the problems of ensuring the psychological security of the educational environment have become more acute. The study of emotional intelligence, which determines a person‘s ability to recognize emotions, understand the intentions, motivation and desires of other people and their own, as well as the ability to manage one‘s own emotions and emotions of other people in order to solve practical problems, is important for understanding the phenomenon of propensity to manipulative behavior, which in some manifestations is a threat to psychological security. The research aim is to study emotional intelligence and its impact on University students‘ emotional communication that are prone to manipulative behavior. Research methods: the Leading theoretical method for the study of this problem is the content analysis of scientific works related to the problem of research, which allows comprehensive considering the analysis of the emotional sphere features that contribute to the tendency to manipulative behavior. The empirical methods were the study using valid standardized diagnostic methods that correspond to the purpose of the study, statistical analysis and generalization of the results obtained. The research result. The article presents empirical study results of emotional intelligence and communication features through emotions among University students prone to manipulative behavior in the educational environment. It is established that students who are prone to manipulative behavior in emotional interpersonal communication are helped by the ability to manage their emotions and adequately show them, weak exposure to negative emotions. They show a high willingness to establish relationships with other people on an emotional basis. Emotional intelligence is characterized by the development of their ability to manage their emotions, high self-motivation and empathy. Practical significance: the Materials of the article are of practical value for psychologists and teachers who develop and implement psychological and pedagogical programs aimed at preventing the tendency to manipulative behavior through changes in the emotional sphere of University students in the educational environment.