Abstract
The mediating role of perceived social support availability is examined in the observed association between ability emotional intelligence (EI) and psychological distress. 185 Israeli undergraduate students completed measures of ability EI, social support, and distress. As predicted, path analyses demonstrated that social support was a significant mediator of the effects of EI on distress. These data suggest that the adaptive benefits of high EI should be understood from a social perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 196-199 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 99 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
- Ability
- Distress
- Emotional intelligence
- Mediation model
- Social support
- Wellbeing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology