Social emotional learning and emotional intelligence: the predicting role of emotional intelligence

The research aims to examine the relationship between social emotional learning and emotional intelligence. Participants of the study were 736 high school students who answered the scales. According to results, the dimensions of emotional intelligence; perception, understanding and management are positively related to social emotional learning. Stepwise multiple regression analysis results showed that dimensions of emotional intelligence affect social emotional learning and perception was a strong predictor of social emotional learning. The findings of the research are discussed within the literature.