The interplay between academic performance, emotional intelligence, and self-concept as predictors of violent behavior in higher education: a multi-group structural equation modeling Ubago Jiménez, José Luis Corral Robles, Silvia Ortega Martín, José Luis Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo Violent behavior Academic performance Self concept University students Higher education is a focus of increasing violent behavior. The evidence suggests an obsession to achieve the best academic performance in order to access working life. This research aims to develop an explanatory model of violent behavior and its relationship with self-concept and emotional intelligence according to in relation to their academic performance. A sample of 932 Spanish undergraduate students participated in the multi-group structural equation modeling. Findings revealed that students who have a higher academic performance have problems to control and regulate their emotions, showing signs of direct and indirect violence. Moreover, it was found that that emotional intelligence and self-concept have a direct influence on episodes of violent behavior, with academic performance being a key component affecting each variable. The present study provides some implications and suggests some avenues for future research. 2023-07-17T09:39:10Z 2023-07-17T09:39:10Z 2023-05-24 journal article Ubago-Jiménez JL, Corral-Robles S, Ortega-Martín JL and Melguizo-Ibáñez E (2023) The interplay between academic performance, emotional intelligence, and self-concept as predictors of violent behavior in higher education: a multi-group structural equation modeling. Front. Psychol. 14:1124712. [doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124712] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/83807 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124712 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Frontiers