The aim of this study was to examine if emotional intelligence (EI) measured by tests and selfreports contribu tes to the explanation of self and partner's assessments of marital quality. Ninety eight married heterosexu al couples participated. Ea ch partner completed for itself measures of EI, quality of marriage, personality inventory and some socio-demographics. Models showed that socio-demographics, personality traits, and EI measure explained between 21% and 27% of own and partner's quality of marriage, with 5% -7% of specific contribution of EI measures to quality of marriage. Among EI measures, ability to regulate one's own and others' emotions was significant predictor of own and partner's quality of marriage, while self-reported measure of regulation and managing of emotions significantly predicted own quality of marriage. Other significant predictors were extraversion for both own and partner's quality of marriage, and agreeableness, length of acquaintance before marriage and cohabitation for partner's quality of marriage only.

Introduction: In recent years, an increasing number of studies deal with the study of the psychosocial aspects of the working-age population. The aim of the research was to examine the level of professional stress in the teaching staff at the Medical Faculty in Foca. Methodology: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study with 47 workers. The survey included faculty members from the Medical Faculty in Foca. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, a questionnaire to assess health status and Maslach burnout inventory. Statistical analysis was performed with the use of SPSS statistical software package. Results: Most respondents (83%) are under stress, and 42.6% of the respondents identified symptoms of work related burnout. Physical and mental component of quality of life was assessed as "bad" by 2.1 % respondents; their physical and mental health was rated as "well" by 23.4%, and by 74.5%respondents was rated as excellent. Conclusion: Those respondents that rated the presence of burnout symptoms rated also their quality of mental health as lower.