Features of emotional intelligence of men convicted for violent crimes

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the level and components of emotional intelligence of men convicted for violent crimes. The data obtained indicate that convicts of violent crimes are characterized by a low ability to recognize the qualitative characteristics of emotions and inability to assess the dynamics of emotional states, which complicates the objective perception of the surrounding reality and leads to increased susceptibility in social contacts that they perceive as a threat. Convicts have a low level of self-regulation and have difficulty understanding others because of the insufficient level of development of the reflective side in communication. The results can be used for psychological and pedagogical support of this category of convicts.

Keywords: emotions; emotional states; aggression; self-regulation; social intelligence; emotional intelligence