A Study on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and School Life Satisfaction of Local Elementary School Students after COVID-19: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Peer Relationships

This study was to investigate the emotional intelligence, peer relationships, and school satisfaction of local elementary school students after COVID-19. 322 survey data were collected from 4th, 5th, and 6th grade elementary school students in 2 regions. It was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 program and Process Macro version 3.4 program. The relationship between emotional intelligence and school satisfaction showed a positive correlation. The relationship between friendship and school satisfaction showed a positive relationship, and it was confirmed that friendship had a complete mediating effect in the relationship between emotional intelligence and school satisfaction. Provide practical educational programs related to emotions and friendships in Post-Endermic schools through differences in emotional intelligence, peer relationships, and emotions and friendships of students who experienced non-face-to-face 3 years of elementary school students centered on existing face-to-face classes. It is meaningful in that it gave implications for the role and function of schools.