“…When looked at the studies covering emotional intelligence and emotional intelligence abroad (Arteaga-Cedeño et al, 2022;Dumitriu et al, 2014;Jeon & Ardeleanu, 2020;Kaufhold & Johnson, 2005;Singh & Koradia, 2017;Zekai, 2020) and in Türkiye (Arslantaş, 2016;Ata, 2010;Ertuğrul, 2020;Göçet, 2006;Gürol, 2008;Kızıl, 2012;Öztürk, 2006;Öztürk & Deniz, 2008), it can be seen that there are studies on preschool teachers, primary school teachers and teacher candidates. When looked at the studies on stress, there are a number of studies in abroad (Clipa & Boghean, 2015;Jeon & Ardeleanu, 2020;Jeon et al, 2017;Kozjak Dragčević & Opić, 2019;Li & Zhang, 2019;Živčić-Bećirević & Smojver-Ažić, 2005) and (Akalın, 2006;Biber et al, 2019;Eker, 2022;Ekici, 2017;Göçet, 2006;Gürol, 2008;Kara, 2019;Kara & Gülbahçe, 2022;Kızıl, 2012;Kolaşınlı, 2019;Ömeroğlu, 2015;Saral, 2021) in Türkiye. Regarding the investigation of the connection between preschool teachers' emotional intelligence levels and their stress management techniques, studies have been conducted with primary school teachers (Gürol, 2008) and education faculty students, including preschool teachers (Göçet, 2006;Kızıl, 2012).…”