Eating disorders are a major determinant of emotional intelligence in adolescents

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         This study aims to reveal the extent to which eating disorders contribute to predicting emotional intelligence in adolescents .To achieve the goal a measure (eating disorders) was applied by the researcher , and the (Emotional intelligence ) scale was prepared by the researcher , on the same sample (n=100) of adolescent girls, ranging in age (20-35)years . The results indicated that the eating disorder variable contributes to the prediction of emotional intelligence in adolescents , Also, There were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the age groups ( the upper category from 28-35)(the lowest category from20-27) on measures of emotional intelligence and eating disorders among the sample members .

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