Fear and emotional intelligence in the pluricultural context of Ceuta

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The field of emotional intelligence has proved to be closely linked to personal and professional success. The vast range of basic emotions may become a key aspect. The main objective of this paper is to reflect the types of Fear and Emotional Intelligence (EI), and the influence over each other, of students in Ceuta. We focused on 1186 participants; 42.2% are boys and 57.8% girls; 58.9% are Muslims and 41.1% Christians. The techniques used in this survey are FSSC-II, adapted by Ascensio et al. (2012), the Matesanz (2006) adaptation of FSS and a similar adaptation of MSCEIT (2009) to each one of the groups. The results show medium levels on Fear and medium-high levels on EI. They are influenced by factors of age, gender, customs/religion and socioeconomic status. We have also found a relationship between Fear and EI. Evolutive development and different nurturing patters justify these differences. There is an inverse ratio between fear and EI, that is why emotion training and development may be a key element to achieve success through EI.