scholarly journals Lights and Shadows of Trait Emotional Intelligence: Its Mediating Role in the Relationship Between Negative Affect and State Anxiety in University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocio Guil ◽  
Rocio Gómez-Molinero ◽  
Ana Merchán-Clavellino ◽  
Paloma Gil-Olarte
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Emotional Clarity ◽  
Emotional Attention ◽  
The Relationship

Nowadays, students are experiencing difficult and stressful situations due to the Global Pandemic Alert. This changing world can evoke negative emotions that have been traditionally linked to higher anxiety. Researches have been focused on the positive outcomes of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) preventing psychological disorders. However, the possibility that TEI might have a dark side has been neglected. Hence, this study aimed to explore the mediating effect of the three dimensions of TEI in the relationship between negative affect and anxiety symptoms among college students. Participants of this research were 467 undergraduates who completed an online self-reported questionnaire including the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson et al., 1988), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Spielberger et al., 1970), and Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24, Salovey et al., 1995). The global serial mediation model showed that the total amount of variance explained by the global model was 30.8% (R2 = 0.31). Negative affectivity and age accounted for the 15.1% of state anxiety variance (R2 = 0.15; c: B = 0.63, p < 0.001) while 15.7% of the variance of state anxiety was attributed to the direct or indirect effect of the three dimensions of TEI (R2 = 0.16). Five indirect effects presented statistical significance (95% BootCI). The contrast analyses between mediators showed that three indirect effects had higher statistical weigh; the ability of negative affect to increase state anxiety through (i) emotional attention; (ii) emotional clarity, and (iii) serially through emotional clarity and mood repair. Our results indicated that students’ negative emotions lead to higher emotional attention which in turn may enhance state anxiety in two ways: by a direct effect of emotional attention on state anxiety and by a serial effect through emotional clarity. Moreover, when negative affect is associated with lower emotional clarity, anxiety symptoms may also arise. However, when attention and clarity are connected, the negative effect is reversed into a positive one, decreasing state anxiety.

Trait Emotional Intelligence and Disposition for Forgiveness

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Carvalho ◽  
Félix Neto ◽  
Stella Mavroveli
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Intelligence Scores ◽  
The Relationship

The association of trait emotional intelligence with a disposition for forgiveness was explored. In addition, the relationship between emotional intelligence and affect was also examined. A sample of 268 Portuguese students completed measures of trait emotional intelligence, disposition to forgive, and affect. Results demonstrated that trait emotional intelligence scores were negatively associated with lasting resentment and negative affect and positively associated with positive affect.

scholarly journals The relationship between stress, trait emotional intelligence and mental health amongst Gaza’s basic-year medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basel El-Khodary ◽  
Siham Alshawamreh ◽  
Mariam Abu Salah ◽  
Amro Hamada ◽  
Baraa Alhendawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stress Domains

Abstract Background This study investigates the relationship between exposure to stress, trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and mental health problems (anxiety and depression symptoms) amongst basic-year medical students during COVID-19. The sample consists of 379 basic-year medical students. Off them, 160 (42.4%) were male and 218 (57.5%) were female. The following measures were used in the study: The Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ), Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire—Short Form (TEIQue-ASF), The anxiety symptoms scale and the depression scale. Results The majority of students reported high to severe level ARS and mild to moderate DRS. Female students showed higher levels of ARS, TLRS, SRS, GARS and anxiety symptoms compared to male ones. Moreover, students with higher levels of academic performance reported lower levels of ARS and DRS, higher levels of trait EI and lower levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. In addition, trait EI has a significant negative association with anxiety and depression symptoms and stress domains (ARS, IRS, TLRS, SRS, DRS, GARS) and total stress. Finally, stress domains are positively correlated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Conclusion Basic-year medical students in the Gaza Strip are exposed to stressful events which aggravate the effect of exposure and cause higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms.

scholarly journals Trait emotional intelligence and somatic complaints with reference to positive and negative mood

Psihologija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Andrei ◽  
K.V. Petrides
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and somatic complaints after controlling for positive and negative affect (PA and NA). 362 volunteers (222 males) completed the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF), the Somatic Complaint List (SCL), and the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS). Results showed that high trait EI is positively correlated to PA and negatively correlated to NA and somatic complaints, but that it can predict somatic complaints over and above PA and NA. These findings highlight the protective role of trait EI in mental and physical health.

scholarly journals An examination of the relationship between emotional intelligence, positive affect and character strengths and virtues.

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnès Ros-Morente ◽  
Carles Alsinet Mora ◽  
Cristina Torrelles Nadal ◽  
Ana Blasco Belled ◽  
Norma Jordana Berenguer
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Emotional Attention ◽  
Mood Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Virtues And Character Strengths

<p>The present study had the objective of analysing the relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Positive Affect, VIA's virtues and character strengths. Additionally, it was explored if Emotional Intelligence predicted the virtue's levels of the participants, and if Positive Affect constituted a possible mediator. To that end, different measures were used: 419 undergraduate students completed the Spanish version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale for emotional intelligence (TMMS, Fernández-Berrocal, Extremera &amp; Ramos, 2004). Character strenghts and virtues were assessed with the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson, Park, &amp; Seligman, 2005), and Positive Affect (PA) was measured with the Spanish version of the Positive and Negative Affect (NA) Schedule (PANAS; Sandín et al., 1999). Our results showed a significant positive correlation between all the VIA strengths and virtues with TMMS scales Emotional Clarity and Emotion Repair. Emotional Attention showed significant correlations for all the virtues except Temperance. Further analyses demonstrated that TMMS scales predicted VIA virtues, and Positive Affect appeared as a possible mediator in the prediction of Temperance and Humanity virtues. These results support the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and strength of character, as well as the importance of Positive Affect in this relationship.<strong></strong></p>

Trait emotional intelligence and job performance evaluations: evidence from self, manager, team and peer ratings

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Luke Treglown ◽  
Daria Topic
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Performance Appraisals ◽  
Performance Evaluations ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Peer Ratings ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The study aims to look at whether trait emotional intelligence (EI) was related to the job performance level of a manager, their immediate team and their peers. Design/methodology/approach This study looked at the relationship between trait EI and performance appraisals, as evaluated by the person themselves, their peers, manager and team. Trait EI facets of 903 employees were compared to evaluated performance appraisals of the different groups four months later. Findings All 15 of the correlations (20 < r < 0.42) between the emotional intelligence facets and self-ratings were significantly positive whilst for managers 10, peers 6 and team only 4 were significant, though all were positive. In line with affective primacy theory, structural equation modelling revealed performance was rated higher by non-manager colleagues when employees exhibited traits associated with positive interpersonal interactions. Originality/value There are very few studies using multi-source ratings to explore the consequences of EI on a manager’s team and peers.

Emotional Intelligence and the Counselor: Examining the Relationship of Trait Emotional Intelligence to Counselor Burnout

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gutierrez ◽  
Patrick R. Mullen
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Counselor Burnout ◽  
Family Counselors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Marriage And Family Counselors ◽  
Variance Explained

Given the intimate and emotional nature of counseling, counselors are often highly susceptible to counselor burnout. Scholars have reported on how important it is for counselors to find strategies that mitigate stressful scenarios and prevent burnout. Emotional intelligence could be a preventative factor. This article describes a correlational investigation that examined the relationship of practicing mental health and marriage and family counselors' (N = 539) emotional intelligence to their degree of burnout. The results from this study indicate that participants' level of emotional intelligence negatively predicted their level of burnout (r = −.62, p &lt; .001; 38% of the variance explained). This article provides a description of our findings, suggestions for future research, and implications for counselors.

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