THE ROLE OF THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOLCHILD`S MOTHER IN EMOTIONAL RELATIONS IN THE FAMILY. 131
The article analyzes approaches to the definition of the concept of emotional intelligence in the work of foreign and domestic authors, outlines the circle of the main methodologists-researchers of the structure of emotional intelligence, its indicators and interrelated factors. The publication demonstrates the results of the study, the purpose of which was to identify the level of formation of emotional intelligence of parents of children of primary school age, their features and characteristics. Correlation analysis data are presented, which showed the existence of a relationship between individual indicators of the mother's emotional intelligence and the characteristics of emotional relations in the family of a younger schoolchild.