scholarly journals Trait Emotional Intelligence and School Burnout Discriminate Between High and Low Alexithymic Profiles: A Study With Female Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Farina ◽  
Alessandro Pepe ◽  
Veronica Ornaghi ◽  
Valeria Cavioni

Alexithymic traits, which entail finding it difficult to recognize and describe one’s own emotions, are linked with poor trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and difficulties in identifying and managing stressors. There is evidence that alexithymia may have detrimental consequences for wellbeing and health, beginning in adolescence. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the prevalence and incidence of alexithymia in teenage girls, testing the statistical power of TEI and student burnout to discriminate between high- and low-alexithymic subjects. A sample of 884 female high school students (mean age 16.2 years, age range 14–19) attending three Italian academic-track high schools (social sciences and humanities curriculum) completed self-report measures of alexithymia, school burnout, and TEI. Main descriptive statistics and correlational analysis preceded the discriminant analysis. The mean alexithymia scores suggest a high prevalence of alexithymia in female adolescents; as expected, this trait was negatively correlated with TEI and positively associated with school burnout. Participants with high vs. low alexithymia profiles were discriminated by a combination of TEI and burnout scores. High scores for the emotionality and self-control dimensions of TEI were strongly associated with membership of the low alexithymia group; high scores for the emotional exhaustion dimension of school burnout were indicative of membership of the high alexithymia group. These findings suggest crucial focuses for educational intervention: efforts to reduce the risk of emotional exhaustion and school burnout should especially concentrate on enhancing emotional awareness and self-control skills, both strongly associated with low levels of alexithymia.

Author(s):  
Luciano Romano ◽  
Xin Tang ◽  
Lauri Hietajärvi ◽  
Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽  
Caterina Fiorilli

The current study sought to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence and perceived teacher emotional support in school burnout. Furthermore, the moderating role of academic anxiety in these relationships was examined. A sample of 493 Italian high school students (81.9% female) aged 14–19 years (M = 16.27, SD = 1.48) was involved in the study. A latent moderated structural equation approach was performed to test the hypothesized model. The results showed that both trait emotional intelligence and perceived teacher emotional support were negatively associated with school burnout. Moreover, academic anxiety moderated the relation between perceived teacher emotional support and school burnout. Specifically, when the level of anxiety was high, the protective role of perceived teacher emotional support toward burnout was weakened. Findings are discussed in light of the protective role of resources on burnout and considering the detrimental impact of academic anxiety in school settings.


Author(s):  
Caterina Fiorilli ◽  
Eleonora Farina ◽  
Ilaria Buonomo ◽  
Sebastiano Costa ◽  
Luciano Romano ◽  
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The main aim of the current study was to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) in preventing students’ school burnout directly and indirectly via anxiety and academic resilience. The data were derived from a sample of 1235 high school students (962 females and 273 males), ranging in age between 13 and 17 years (mean = 15.46; stand deviation = 1.22). Structural equation modelling revealed a strong indirect effect of TEI on school burnout, mediated via anxiety and resilience. Overall, students with high TEI were less likely to experience school anxiety and more likely to exhibit resilience which, in turn, reduced school burnout risk. Findings are discussed with reference to the wider role of TEI in educational contexts and highlight the need and potential for scientifically driven interventions to enhance emotional adjustment at school and in life, more generally.


2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110406
Author(s):  
Marina Pauletto ◽  
Michele Grassi ◽  
Maria Chiara Passolunghi ◽  
Barbara Penolazzi

Given the increase of mental health problems in youth, focusing on the promotion of psychological well-being is essential. Among the variables recognized as linked to children’s psychological well-being, trait emotional intelligence, emotional self-efficacy and coping seem to be crucial, whereas the role played by intelligence is still controversial. In the present study, we explored the combined effects of these variables, aimed at disentangling their unique contribution to psychological well-being of 74 children (41 males, mean age: 9.03 years). We administered verbal and reasoning tests as intelligence measures and self-report questionnaires to assess trait emotional intelligence, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, coping styles, psychological well-being. Correlations revealed two independent clusters of variables: a first cluster including intelligence indexes and a second cluster including psychological well-being, trait emotional intelligence, regulatory emotional self-efficacy and adaptive coping styles. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that only trait emotional intelligence and positive restructuring coping style significantly contributed to psychological well-being. This study highlights that, unlike general intelligence, trait emotional intelligence was associated to psychological well-being, whereas coping styles play a negligible role in explaining this relationship. These findings are valuable in identifying the most relevant factors for children’s adjustment and in enhancing emotion-related aspects in interventions for psychological well-being promotion.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0254335
Author(s):  
Vrinda Prajapati ◽  
Rajlakshmi Guha ◽  
Aurobinda Routray

Inability to efficiently deal with emotionally laden situations, often leads to poor interpersonal interactions. This adversely affects the individual’s psychological functioning. A higher trait emotional intelligence (EI) is not only associated with psychological wellbeing, educational attainment, and job-related success, but also with willingness to seek professional and non-professional help for personal-emotional problems, depression and suicidal ideation. Thus, it is important to identify low (EI) individuals who are more prone to mental health problems than their high EI counterparts, and give them the appropriate EI training, which will aid in preventing the onset of various mood related disorders. Since people may be unaware of their level of EI/emotional skills or may tend to fake responses in self-report questionnaires in high stake situations, a system that assesses EI using physiological measures can prove affective. We present a multimodal method for detecting the level of trait Emotional intelligence using non-contact based autonomic sensors. To our knowledge, this is the first work to predict emotional intelligence level from physiological/autonomic (cardiac and respiratory) response patterns to emotions. Trait EI of 50 users was measured using Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) along with their cardiovascular and respiratory data, which was recorded using FMCW radar sensor both at baseline and while viewing affective movie clips. We first examine relationships between users’ Trait EI scores and autonomic response and reactivity to the clips. Our analysis suggests a significant relationship between EI and autonomic response and reactivity. We finally attempt binary EI level detection using linear SVM. We also attempt to classify each sub factor of EI, namely–perception of emotion, managing own emotions, managing other’s emotions, and utilization of emotions. The proposed method achieves an EI classification accuracy of 84%, while accuracies ranging from 58 to 76% is achieved for recognition of the sub factors. This is the first step towards identifying EI of an individual purely through physiological responses. Limitation and future directions are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahreen Khan ◽  
Amirali Minbashian ◽  
Carolyn MacCann

Objective: Over the last two decades, Western society has undergone a marked cultural transformation characterised by rising individualism. Concurrently, the digital landscape has transformed through the rise of social media and smartphones. These factors have previously been implicated in changing individuals’ attitudes, behaviour and interpersonal interactions. We investigated whether these societal changes have coincided with changes in trait emotional intelligence (EI) over the last 17 years in Western university students. Method: We examined this question using a cross-temporal meta-analysis (k = 70; N = 16,917). Results: There was no change in overall trait EI; however, the trait EI domains “wellbeing,” “self-control” and “emotionality” demonstrated significant decreases with time, after controlling for gender composition and between-country differences. Conclusion: We discuss these findings in relation to how they contribute to our understanding of trait EI, and how they add to the literature on how Western society is changing with time.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-37
Author(s):  
Mehmood Anjum ◽  
Syed Muhammad Zia ◽  
Waheed Ahmed Khan

Abstract The important feature of effective manager is to understand emotions in an effective method. This study looks into cultural variations in trait Emotional Intelligence among the business managers from the provinces of Pakistan i.e. Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Comparing rotated component matrixes of these four provinces revealed the four traits emotional intelligence factors, Well-being, Self-control, Emotionality, and Sociability of these provinces. Short-form of Trait emotional intelligence Questionnaire developed by Petrides [2009] has employed to measure the 404 business managers from four provinces in present article. The results revealed evident the cultural differences in trait emotional intelligence scores with the business managers of Sindh scoring consistently higher than other three provinces and the business managers from Balochistan province scores are at lowest. These cross cultural differences may have ramification for global EI trait, well-being, self-control, emotionality and sociability in business manager’s performance, negotiation, conflict management, decision making and organizational development.


2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip A. Vernon ◽  
Vanessa C. Villani ◽  
Julie Aitken Schermer ◽  
Sandra Kirilovic ◽  
Rod A. Martin ◽  
...  

This article reports the first studies to investigate the genetic and environmental components of correlations between humor styles and trait emotional intelligence. In two independent adult-twin samples, significant phenotypic correlations were found between four humor styles (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating) and five trait emotional intelligence (EI) variables (well-being, self-control, emotionality, sociability, and global trait EI). These observed phenotypic correlations were themselves found to be largely attributable to correlated genetic and correlated nonshared environmental factors.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 436-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Stamatopoulou ◽  
Petros Galanis ◽  
Foteini Tzavella ◽  
K. V. Petrides ◽  
Panagiotis Prezerakos

This article aims to investigate the reliability and validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF) score in a sample of 440 Greek adolescents. The instrument’s score demonstrated good internal consistency and was significantly correlated with core self-evaluations as well with somatic complaints, self-report psychopathology, and personal strengths. It also explained a statistically significant increase in the prediction of outcome variables beyond core self-evaluations. It is concluded that the findings of the present study provide evidence that support the interpretation and use of the TEIQue-ASF score to assess the emotional self-perceptions of Greek adolescents.


2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Abbasian ◽  
Abbas Pourshahbaz ◽  
Farhad Taremian ◽  
Hamid Poursharifi

Background: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is defined as inflicting damage to one’s own body. It begins in adolescence and tends to become chronic. Objectives: Considering the high prevalence and chronicity of NSSI among girls, the present study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the prevalence of NSSI in female adolescents from their perspective. Methods: The participants consisted of 604 female high-school students in Saveh, aged 14 - 17 years (14.29 ± 1.11), who were selected via random cluster sampling from November 2018 to January 2019. They answered six questionnaires, including the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS), Ways of Coping questionnaire (WCQ), Child Abuse Self-report scale (CASRS), Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism scale (FEICS), Emotion Reactivity scale (ERS), and Aggression questionnaire (AQ). Data were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Results: The predictor variables of child abuse, emotion reactivity, perceived parental criticism, family emotional involvement, and problem- and emotion-focused coping styles could successfully distinguish NSSI individuals from those without NSSI (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences between minor and moderate groups. Conclusions: Family emotional support is a protective factor, while criticism, child abuse, and emotion-focused coping style are risk factors for NSSI.


Author(s):  
Lysechko M.V.

The aim of the study is to determine the psychological mechanisms of the connection between emotional and volitional self-regulation and role competence of students.Methods. Analysis of average data and correlation (by Spearman’s rank correlation method) between scales of 5 methods of research: 1) study of features and levels of development of role competence of students was carried out with use of “Questionnaire of role competence” by P. Gornostay; 2) to clarify the features of emotional-volitional regulation of role behavior, the level of emotional intelligence and its parameters such as: awareness of emotions, the ability to recognize emotions, self-motivation, empathy and emotion control were used: “Methods of diagnosing emotional intelligence” N. Hall, adapted by E. Ilyin and test-questionnaire “Study of volitional self-regulation” (A. Zverkov and E. Eidman); 3) “Methods of diagnosing the level of reflexivity” by A. Karpov was used by us to determine the level of development of the mechanism of reflection.Results. The study found that students in higher education have developed role competence at the secondary level. They have a low level of development of the integrative indicator of emotional intelligence; low level of development of ability to control one’s emotions and self-motivation, average level of development of emotional awareness and empathy, ability to recognize emotions of other people. The average general level of volitional regulation and such volitional qualities as persistence and self-control were revealed; medium and high levels of development of reflection.It is determined that the higher the level of emotional and volitional self-regulation, the higher the level of role competence. It is established that the positive factors in the formation of role competence of students of psychological and pedagogical specialties are: emotional intelligence (emotional awareness, self-motivation, emotional identification, empathy) and reflection.Conclusions. The results of the research determine the goals and objectives aimed at developing emotional and volitional components of the structure of role competence of students, which will consist in the formation of emotional and volitional characteristics connect with role competence (ability to emotional and volitional regulation, empathy, reflectivity, volitional qualities).Key words: role competence, psychological mechanisms, emotional-volitional self-regulation, empathy, reflection, student. Мета статті полягає у вивченні психологічних механізмів взаємозв’язку емоційно-вольової саморе-гуляції та рольової компетентності студентів.Методи. Аналіз середніх даних і кореляція (методом рангової кореляції Спірмена) між шкалами 5 методик дослідження: 1) вивчення особливостей і рівнів розвитку рольової компетентності студентів здійснювалося із використанням «Опитувальника рольової компетентності» П. Горностая; 2) задля з’ясування особливостей емоційно-вольової регуляції рольової поведінки, рівня емоційного інтелекту та таких його параметрів, як обізнаність в емоціях, здатність до розпізнавання емоцій, самомотивація, емпатія й управління емоціями були застосовані: «Методика діагностики емоційного інтелекту» Н. Холла в адаптації Є. Ільїна та тест-опитувальник «Дослідження вольової саморегуляції» (А. Звєрькова та Є. Ейдмана); 3) «Методика діагностики рефлексивності» А. Карпова була використана нами з метою визначення рівня розвитку механізму рефлексії.Результати. З’ясовано, що у студентів закладу вищої освіти рольова компетентність розвинена на середньому рівні; вони мають низький рівень розвитку інтегративного показника емоційного інтелекту; низький рівень розвитку здатності до управління своїми емоціями та самомотивації, середній рівень розвитку емоційної обізнаності й емпатії, здатності до розпізнавання емоцій інших людей. Було виявлено середній загальний рівень вольової регуляції та таких вольових якостей, як наполегливість і самовладання; середній і високий рівні розвитку рефлексії.Визначено, що чим вищий рівень емоційно-вольової саморегуляції, тим вищий рівень рольової ком-петентності. Встановлено, що позитивними чинниками формування рольової компетентності студентів психолого-педагогічних спеціальностей є: емоційний інтелект (емоційна обізнаність, самомотивація, емоційна ідентифікація, емпатія) та рефлексія.Висновки. Pезультати дослідження дозволяють визначити цілі та завдання, спрямовані на розвиток емоційно-вольових компонентів структури рольової компетентності студентів, які полягатимуть у формуванні емоційно-вольових характеристик, пов’язаних із рольовою компетентністю (здатності до емоційно-вольової регуляції, емпатії, рефлективності; вольових якостей та ін.), що дозволить сту-дентам розвинути власну рольову компетентність і здатність здійснювати емоційно-вольовий контроль і саморегуляцію власної поведінки та діяльності.Ключові слова: рольова компетентність, психологічні механізми, емоційно-вольова саморегуляція, емпатія, рефлексія, студент.


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