Emotional Skills Among Senior High School Age Students in Physical Education Classes

The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the peculiarities of emotional skills among
senior high school age students in physical education classes because the significance of emotional
intelligence for students is a subject of continuous scientific discussions. The independent random
sample consisted of 212 (15 – 16 years old) students and 189 (17 – 18 years old) students, of which
there were 198 boys and 203 girls. Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI) was employed.
This instrument divides emotional skills into four separate components, namely: ability to use
personal positive emotional experience, ability to assess and express emotions, ability to
understand and analyse emotions and ability to manage emotions. It was found that 17 – 18 years
old students have better ability to use own positive emotional experience than those of 15 – 16
years old and girls have better ability to understand and analyse emotions in physical education
classes than boys.