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Objectives: This study examined the effects of middle school students emotionalintelligence on their aggressiveness and interpersonal relationships. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 316 middle school students inDaegu city. To analyze the sample survey data, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA,pearson correlation coefficient and simple regression analysis were performed withSPSS/PC 18.0 program. Results: First, among the general characteristic differences, academic achievement andeconomic status yielded a significant difference in emotional intelligence. Gender,economic status, and educational background produced a significant difference inaggressiveness, while gender, academic achievement, and economic status showed asignificant difference in interpersonal relationships. Second, an examination of thecorrelation among emotional intelligence, aggressiveness, and interpersonal relationshipsfound that the higher the emotional intelligence, the lower the aggressive, and the higherthe interpersonal relationships. Third, general characters and emotional intelligenceexplain 22% of agressiveness. Gender, age, economic status, and emotional intelligencehave a significant influence on agressiveness. Fourth, the general characters andemontional intelligence explain 45,5% of interpersonal relationships. The economic statusand emotional intelligence have a significant influence on the interpersonal relationship. Conclusion: Based on the results, the study is of great importance, in that it providesthe basis for future studies, which can be used to help school teachers and students’ parents understand the importance of adolescents emotional intelligence and promote the students’ quality school life.