<p>Aggressive behavior is behavior that intends to hurt others, both physically and verbally to express negative feelings so as to achieve the desired goals. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and aggressive behavior in class IX adolescents at SMP Negeri 3 Baureno, Bojonegoro Regency. This research method uses a correlation analytic design with a cross sectional approach. The population was all adolescents in class IX aged 14-16 years, using the simple random sampling technique using the Slovin formula from 80 adolescents to 66 adolescents. The research data was taken using a questionnaire after tabulating the data which was analyzed using the Spearman Rank test (Rho) with a significance level of p = &lt;0.05.</p>
<p>The results showed that of the 67 adolescents, 39 adolescents (58.2%) had moderate emotional intelligence and 51 adolescents (76.1%) had moderate aggressive behavior. Based on the results of the data above, a statistical test was obtained with a significant value of p sign = 0.00 (p &lt;0.05). This means that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and aggressive behavior in class IX adolescents at SMP Negeri 3 Baureno, Bojonegoro Regency. Aggressive behavior is often experienced by teenagers. If emotional intelligence has increased then aggressive behavior has also increased. Teenagers can increase emotional intelligence so that their aggressive behavior can decrease.</p>
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<p>Keywords: Aggressive Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescents.</p>