%0 Journal Article %A Behzadi, Safieh %A Mirbehresi, Haleh %A Yari, Mercedeh %T The relationship between emotional intelligence and defense mechanisms in medical students of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences %J Medical Sciences Journal of Islamic Azad University %V 24 %N 2 %U http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-815-en.html %R %D 2014 %K Emotional intelligence, Defense mechanisms, %X Background: Emotional intelligence, as the ability to manage emotions, plays an important role in people life and achievements. Regulatory processes are automated defense mechanisms that reduce dissonance cognitive and minimize abrupt changes in acts perceptions of the impact of disaster threatening act. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and defense mechanisms. Materials and methods: In a descriptive study, 72 medical students at the University of Ahvaz were selected randomly. Data collection tools were emotional intelligence scale (EIS) and the Defense style Questionnaire (DSA). Data were analyzed by correlation coefficients and regression using SPSS Software. Results: Emotional intelligence was positively associated with mature defense mechanisms and negatively associated with immature defense mechanisms. Conclusion: It is concluded that higher emotional intelligence increases using mature and neurotic defense mechanisms. Ego defense mechanisms are influenced by emotional intelligence through management, understanding, regulation, and evaluation of emotional in an unconscious level. %> http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-815-en.pdf %P 115-120 %& 115 %! %9 Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive %L A-10-1-371 %+ Physiologist, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch, Roudhen, Iran %G eng %@ 1023-5922 %[ 2014