Democratic Parenting and Emotional Intelligence: A Study on Teenagers from Divorced Families

This study explores the relationship between democratic parenting style and emotional intelligence in teenagers whose parents are divorced, focusing on a specific population Wainitu region of Ambon City, Maluku. Utilizing Pearson's product-moment correlation, research findings indicate significant positive correlation with coefficient 0.314 (p < 0.05). The data suggests that effective contributes to approximately 9.85% quality among these teenagers. concludes while other factors can impact intelligence, is vital contributing element, underscoring importance family as primary context for character formation. However, also acknowledges complexities development children from divorced families, emphasizing need further this area, including exploration styles. results provide valuable insights educators, policymakers supporting families.