01625nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002700118653001800145653002700163653003500190653001600225100002600241700003000267245011800297300001200415490000700427520094500434022001401379020001401393       2013                            d  c06/2013bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aEmotional intelligence10aonly children10aparent child relations10aparents  perceptual adjustment10aself report1 aCristina Rubio Medina1 aTrinidad Sánchez-Núñez00aSelf-reported emotional intelligence in only children and first-born children, and parents  perceptual adjustment  a235-2420 v193 aDue to the lack of studies in the area of the emotional intelligence development in the family, our objective is to increase scientific knowledge The present study focuses on determining the differences that exist between the Self-Reported Emotional Intelligence (SEI) of only children and first-born children and, on the other hand, the degree of perceptual adjustment of parents regarding their children. The sample was composed of 405 participants in total 67 only children, 68 first-born children, 135 fathers and 135 mothers The instruments used to measure emotional intelligence were the TMMS-24 (self-report emotional intelligence scale) and the PTMMS-24 (perceived emotional intelligence scale) Results show a clear disadvantage in terms of SEI for only children compared with first-born children Parents of only children have a better capacity to perceive their own child s emotions as compared with parents of first-born children.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437