Determinantes de la Inteligencia Emocional en Adolescentes que participan en juegos en línea

Introduction: The number of adolescents playing online games worldwide is increasing. This poses a risk of low emotional intelligence among adolescents. This study aimed to determine whether gender, age, duration of play, and online gaming addiction affect the emotional intelligence of adolescents who play online games. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 277 junior high school students selected through proportionate random sampling, with the inclusion criterion of having played online games for the past 6 months. Data were collected online using the Indonesian version of the Game Addiction Scale. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify determinants of adolescents’ emotional intelligence. Results: The prevalence of high emotional intelligence among adolescents engaged in online gaming is 85.2 %. The omnibus test showed a significance of 0.004 (< 0.05), indicating that gender, age, duration, and online game addiction simultaneously affect emotional intelligence. The Nagelkerke R-squared value is 0.105. Gender has a partial effect on emotional intelligence (OR 3.981; 95 % CI 1.75-9.034). Conclusion: Gender, age, duration, and addiction to online games affect emotional intelligence; therefore, it is necessary to control online gaming behavior and strengthen emotional intelligence, especially in teenage boys.