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Abstract


This study aims to find the description of emotional quotient, description of self injury behavior, and to analyze the relation between emotional intelligence and self injury behavior in LGBT people. This is a quantitative correlational research. The population of this research is LGBT people in West Sumatera, with sampling technique used snowball sampling. Participants of this research were 60 people from various cities in West Sumatera such as Padang, Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang, Pariaman, Solok, Lima Puluh Kota and Agam. The instrument used was Self injury scale and Emotional Quotient scale developed by the researcher.The data were analyzed using product moment correlation.The results of this research showed rxy=-0,398 and p=0.002(p<0,01), it means there is very significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and self injury behavior of LGBT people.

Keywords


emotional quotient, self injury, LGBT, Sumatera Barat