Objective of this study was predicting the emotional intelligence of female high school students based on cohesion, sociability, and enmeshed family. In this study, 350 people were selected through cluster sampling method. Bloom Family Function Scale (1985) and Bar-on Emotional Intelligence Scale (1997) were used to collect the data (in three dimensions of cohesion, sociability, and stress). The method of study was correlational and the data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Findings revealed that there is a direct and significant relationship between family cohesion and family sociability and emotional intelligence of children. In addition, significant and reverse relationship was found between emotional intelligence and enmeshed family. Findings of regression analysis indicated that family cohesion and sociability positivity and enmeshed family negatively predict emotional intelligence in children.
