scholarly journals The Role of Gender in the Association Among the Emotional Intelligence, Anxiety and Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rita Sergi ◽  
Laura Picconi ◽  
Marco Tommasi ◽  
Aristide Saggino ◽  
Sjoerd J. H. Ebisch ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Recent epidemiological data show an increase of depression and anxiety that cause a loss of about 3–4% of the gross domestic product in Europe, as a consequence of a reduced productivity and a premature death of people. Gender differences in both psychopathologies were found from mid-to-late adolescence until 55 years, and data indicate an increase of depression in women. Considering these data, new interventions focused on promoting psychological well-being were designed. A predictive factor of psychological disorders is Emotional Intelligence (EI), the ability to understand and regulate our own emotions, as well as those of others. EI is associated with psychological well-being, as well as with the treatment of mental illness, but gender differences in the association among EI, anxiety and depression remains unclear. The present study aims at analyzing the nomological associations among EI, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the possible moderating role of gender in the relation between EI, depression and anxiety is investigated in a sample of 1725 healthy participants. Our results show that the ability to recognize and to control emotions in the social context helps us to reduce the risk to be affected by depression and anxiety. Moreover, our study shows that the association of EI with anxiety and depression wasn’t gender moderated. In conclusion, the findings highlight that EI can help people to manage emotions linked to negative events and to successfully understand emotions in others. In addition, we found no moderation role of gender in the association between EI, anxiety and depression.

Personality and Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel O. Salami
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between the Big Five personality factors and psychological well-being of adolescents and the moderating role of emotional intelligence in that relationship. Adolescents (N = 400) randomly selected from secondary schools in southwestern Nigeria completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992), and emotional intelligence (Law, Wong, & Song, 2004), and psychological well-being (Ruff & Keyes, 1995) scales. It was found that personality factors and emotional intelligence had significant correlations with psychological well-being. Emotional intelligence moderated the relationship between neuroticism, extraversion, and psychological well-being. Implications for counseling adolescents and directions for future research are suggested.

scholarly journals New Insights on the Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Social Support on University Students’ Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic: Gender Matters

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12935
Author(s):  
Carla Barros ◽  
Ana Sacau-Fontenla
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Questionnaire

Due to the demanding changes caused in the population by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a persisting experience of fear and social isolation, multiple studies have focused on the protective role of several psychological characteristics on mental health. Emotional intelligence and social support are commonly linked to mental health and well-being. The present study aims to analyze the mediator role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health, taking into consideration the role of gender differences. An online questionnaire was administered to a sample of 923 university students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. Significant gender differences were found on mental health symptoms, emotional intelligence, and social support. A double mediation model was computed to verify if gender influences on mental health were mediated by emotional intelligence and social support. The results show indirect effects of gender on mental health. However, as both mediators mediate in the opposite direction, the total indirect effects become null. Thus, a strong direct effect of gender on mental health remains. The results of the present study have theoretical implications on protective factors of mental health by gender and practical implications for psychological intervention in university counselling services.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLECT IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Yelena A. Sergiyenko ◽  
Yelena A. Khlevnaya ◽  
Tat’yana S. Kiselyova
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychometric Method ◽  
Russian Research

The paper discusses the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in the performance and psychological well-being of a person and presents an analysis of international and Russian research on this topic. The results of the Emotional Intelligence Test (EIT), a psychometric method for measuring EI, created by the authors on the basis of the model of EI as an ability of John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey, David R. Caruso and the psycho-evolutionary theory of emotions of Robert Plutchik, are presented. The method was created by analogy with MSCEIT (The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test). A total of 1007 people aged 20 to 72 years (487 men and 520 women, average age 35.9) took part in psychometric testing of EIT. The EIT method has demonstrated satisfactory psychometric indicators of reliability and validity.

Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy: Effects on Psychological Well-Being in College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilda Costa ◽  
Pilar Ripoll ◽  
Miguel Sánchez ◽  
Carla Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Mood Scale ◽  
General Self Efficacy

AbstractThe present paper examined the role of perceived emotional intelligence-EI- (measured by adaptations of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale - TMMS, Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey, & Palfai, 1995) as a predictor of life satisfaction and mental health. We explored the unique contribution of EI dimensions (Attention, Clarity and Repair) on individuals’ psychological well-being, after controlling for the influence of general self-efficacy and socio-demographic variables (age, gender and culture). Data was collected from a sample of 1078 Spanish, Mexican, Portuguese and Brazilian undergraduate students (Mage = 22.98; SD = 6.73) and analyzed using hierarchical multiple regressions. Results indicated that overall EI dimensions (especially Clarity and Repair) accounted for unique variance on psychological well-being above and beyond general self-efficacy and socio-demographic characteristics. These findings provide additional support for the validity of perceived EI, and suggests that EI components contribute to important well-being criteria independently from well-known constructs such as self-efficacy.

scholarly journals How Does Self-Concept Differentiation Work in Chinese Retirees: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changzheng Zhu ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
Xiangping Gao ◽  
Xiaoshi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Self-concept differentiation (SCD) is a sign of fragmentation of the self rather than specialization of role identities for its robust relationship with psychological adjustment. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relationship between SCD and psychological adjustment. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of self-consistency and congruence (SCC) in the association between SCD and psychological adjustment (psychological well-being, depression, and anxiety), and the moderating role of age in the relationship between SCD and SCC. This moderated mediation model was examined among 158 Chinese retirees (mean age = 71.12, SD = 9.13), who completed measurements regarding SCD, SCC, psychological well-being, anxiety, and depression. The results showed that SCC partially mediated the links between SCD and the indices of psychological adjustment. Furthermore, age moderated this mediation effect, which was found in mean and high-age participants, but not in low-age ones. Our findings indicate that, at different age stages, the internal mechanisms of SCD affecting psychological adaptation are not the same, and a low differentiated or highly integrated self can serve as an adaptive resource to maintain high subjective well-being of the elderly and protect them from anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals A Causal Model of Psychological Well-being based on Social Capital through the Mediating role of Emotional Intelligence in Education Staff

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Shiva Masoumparast ◽  
Mahdi Zare Bahramabadi ◽  
Fatemeh Khoeini ◽  
Hojjatollah Moradi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Causal Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals Culturally Motivated Remembering: The Moderating Role of Culture for the Relation of Episodic Memory to Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 860-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Wang ◽  
Yubo Hou ◽  
Jessie Bee Kim Koh ◽  
Qingfang Song ◽  
Yang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adaptive Skills ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Cultural Fit ◽  
European Americans ◽  
Adults And Children

Episodic memory for specific personal events is a fundamental human cognitive faculty. Yet it is variably valued across cultures and may thus have different implications for psychological well-being. In a series of studies, we investigated the consequences of cultural fit in detailed episodic recall for psychological well-being among healthy adults and children from European American and East Asian cultural backgrounds. Participants recalled recent and distant personal events (Studies 1, 2, and 3) or recent positive and negative events (Study 4). The findings showed that culture moderated the relation of episodic memory to various aspects of mental health and well-being. Whereas detailed recall was linked to decreased use of avoidant coping among European Americans, it was associated with elevated depressive symptoms, decreased adaptive skills, and increased negative affect among East Asians. The findings support the person-culture-fit framework and suggest that the functional significance of episodic memory depends on cultural contexts.

scholarly journals Fear of Terror and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Asad Ali Shah ◽  
Tian Yezhuang ◽  
Adnan Muhammad Shah ◽  
Dilawar Khan Durrani ◽  
Syed Jamal Shah
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Study Results

The purpose of this study was to empirically explore whether or not the level of emotional intelligence of adolescents mitigates the potential adverse effects of the fear of terror on their psychological well-being. Data for this study were collected through a voluntary survey from a sample of 385 adolescents residing in the terrorism-affected provinces of Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Balochistan. The results from the structural equation modeling revealed that fear of terrorism had a significant negative relationship with the psychological well-being of adolescents. The study results further revealed that emotional intelligence significantly moderated the relationship between the fear of terrorism and the psychological well-being of the adolescents. Therefore, the negative relationship was stronger for those with low emotional intelligence and weaker for those with high emotional intelligence. This study also discusses several practical implications along with suggestions for future research.

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