“…Therefore, the proper management of emotions influences academic performance as well as influencing group performance ( Suverbiola-Ovejas, 2011 ) with the result that this is better as a higher emotional intelligence score is obtained ( Extremera and Fernández, 2004 ; Páez and Castaño, 2015 ; Pishghadam et al, 2022 ) according to the IE-stress relationship pointed out by Bermejo-Casado et al (2017) , who highlight the key role of reading competence as one of the main academic skills ( Bermejo-Casado et al, 2017 ; Pishghadam et al, 2022 ). It is a skill which even influences cognitive aspects such as memory ( Barreyro et al, 2009 ; Schamalbach, 2016 ; Vernucci, 2017 ) since, not in vain, the term “intelligence” comes from Latin intellegere , and it is composed of inter + legere (reading) ( Nouwens et al, 2018 ).…”