The relationship between emotional intelligence and stress resistance of the individual
Authors: Yurchuk Svitlana , Lyashch Yaroslav 
Published: April 2024

The article examines the relationship between emotional intelligence and stress resistance of the individual. The modern world is dynamic, changing and full of uncertainty. This leads to an increase in psycho-emotional stress, which makes it important to study the factors that help a person successfully adapt to stressful conditions. One of these factors is emotional intelligence, the development of which makes it easier to understand one's own emotions, learn to control one's own behavior, acquire the ability to find a constructive way out of problematic situations, and be able to build constructive relationships in society based on empathy. A person's ability to adapt to stressful conditions is becoming more and more important in modern conditions, where psycho-emotional stress is growing rapidly. Stress resistance is a psychological characteristic of an individual that allows him to successfully cope with difficulties without losing self-control and work capacity. The development of emotional intelligence contributes to the improvement of social adaptation, logical thinking, empathy, effective communication and the acquisition of conflict resolution skills, which positively affects the formation of stress resistance. Emotional intelligence can be characterized as the ability to monitor one's own emotions and the emotions of other people, to differentiate them and to use the information obtained to resolve stressful situations and conflict issues. Research by scientists proves that the development of emotional intelligence affects a person's success in various spheres of life and the ability to successfully overcome stressful situations. Daniel Goodman, who popularizes the concept of EI in his book "Emotional Intelligence", reveals its five components: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. He studies the relationship of emotional intelligence to success in various areas of life including mental health, personal relationships and work. A key factor for success in any field is the ability to adapt to changing conditions. Stress-resistant people are more flexible and open to new ideas, which allows them to find non-standard solutions and use new opportunities. American psychologists John Mayer and Peter Salovey, who specialize in emotional intelligence, personality psychology and social psychology. Their work has made a significant contribution to understanding what emotional intelligence is, how it affects our lives, and how it can be developed. Scientists have developed and described the first model of emotional intelligence, which includes four components of emotion perception, emotion understanding, emotion use, and emotion management. Another American researcher, Susan Coleman, studied the impact of emotional intelligence on learning, relationships, mental health in children and adolescents and found that it is an important factor in developing healthy relationships, successful learning and overcoming difficulties. Martin Seligman, who studies positive psychology, developed the concept of "learned helplessness", which explains how people can lose resistance to stress. This concept describes a state in which a person loses motivation and gives up when faced with difficulties. This condition can arise when there is a feeling of loss of control over the situation, the efforts made do not bring the expected result, there are more failures than successes. And as a result, signs of apathy appear, interest in life and any activity is lost, motivation for activity and self-esteem decrease, pessimism and increased anxiety arise. His main idea in overcoming stress is to teach people how to take responsibility for coping with difficulties, develop positive thinking and EI. The ability to overcome stress through the development of emotional intelligence will help a person at any age to become more successful and adaptive in situations of uncertainty that may arise, both in everyday life and in the professional sphere of activity. Despite the fact that there are a number of studies devoted to the study of the relationship between emotional intelligence and stress resistance, there are still many questions that require further study of this topic. Since our country is in a state of war, society is experiencing many negative consequences. The impact of post-traumatic stress is observed in all strata of the population, therefore the relevance of the study of emotional intelligence and stress resistance is growing significantly and is a vital necessity.