Keyword: «understanding emotions»

The article reflects the actual problem of interpersonal trust in adolescence (senior school) age. The article also discusses emotional intelligence, which is an important factor in interpersonal trust. The article describes a study of the interpersonal trust of high school students with different levels of emotional intelligence, which was attended by high school students in the city of Orenburg. From the results of the study, we found that interpersonal trust in senior school age differs among students with different levels of emotional intelligence. High school students with a low level of emotional intelligence are characterized by low interpersonal trust, which manifests itself in the fact that high school students are unreliable, often quarrel with others, feel unadapted, have difficulties and difficulties in interacting with other people.

The article discusses emotional intelligence, which is an important factor in the development of a teenager's personality. The article also describes a study of emotional intelligence, in which 13–14-year-olds from the Orenburg school took part. From the results of the study, we found that emotional intelligence in adolescence differs between boys and girls.

The relevance of the problem under study is associated with the growing number of difficult life situations in the lives of modern adolescents and their families, the lack of ways and mechanisms for guaranteed protection of schoolchildren from getting into such situations, the need to find ways and technologies for preventive work. The aim of the study: to analyze the characteristics of emotional intelligence development in adolescents in difficult life situations, to outline the targets and main directions of psychological and pedagogical influence. The works of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of emotional intelligence, issues of behavior and coping in difficult life situations served as the theoretical and methodological basis of the work. Research methods: theoretical (study and analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature; analysis, generalization and systematization of information); empirical (testing, quantitative and qualitative analysis) methods. The study involved 128 schoolchildren in difficult life situations, aged 13–15 years. The diagnostic program included 4 methods. According to the data obtained, teenagers in difficult life situations are characterized by a fairly low level of awareness in matters of emotional intelligence, and a tendency towards average values of indicators is traced in most of the respondents, which is interpreted as a very positive trend, manifested in the desire of teenagers to understand themselves, their inner feelings. The novelty of the publication is associated with the identification of the characteristics of emotional intelligence of teenagers in difficult situations, as well as identifying targets for psychological and pedagogical influence, substantiation and selection of the most effective methods and technologies of work. The theoretical significance of the work consists in studying the characteristics of the emotional intelligence of adolescents, identifying the specifics of the manifestation of the emotional intelligence of adolescents in difficult situations. Practical significance – the developed diagnostic program can be used to assess the emotional intelligence of adolescents; the results of the study can be used as a basis for working out psychological and pedagogical programs for the development of emotional intelligence of adolescents in difficult life situations.