The relationship between ontological well-being and emotional intelligence

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of ontological well-being on emotional intelligence. The research consisted of a total of 502 students whose ages ranged from 14-18, of which 215 were female and 287 were male. Five scales, Demographic Information Form, Ontological Well-Being Scale and Emotional Intelligence Feature Scale-Short Form were applied to the participants as data collection tool. In the research, hypotheses put forward within the framework of the literature were confirmed by the research data. In general, findings showed that emotional intelligence was predicted by ontological well-being. More sepecifically, if the sub-dimensions of ontological well-being are evaluated separately; activation, hope, and regret sub-dimensions predicted well-being. On the other hand, nothingness, which is a sub-dimension of the scale, did not affect the level of well-being. All results were discussed according to the relevant literature and future studies were suggested.