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The purpose of this study was lo prepare the normative scale to assess emotional intelligence of Iranian adolescence in relation to current theories and native culture. To achieve our aim, first we made an analysis and comparison current theories, second, we made an investigation of different school compared in various fields. Third, questions based on native culture and currenttheorieswerewritten. Thisscalewas administered to 35 secondary students. The result of this pilot study demonstrate that certain questions must be changed and some must be deleted. This scale and Bar-011,s test were simultaneously administered to 362 secondary students (183 boys and I 79girls). The subjects were randomly selected from 2 and 3 grades. The data were analyzed using.mean, standard deviation, percentile rank, Cronbach,s alpha ,KMO, Bartlett, Varimax rotation, Pearson correlation. The result of Varimax rotation showed a new factor concerning the effects of culture

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