Can We Improve Emotional Skills in Older Adults? Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, and Resilience

Abstract

The study of emotional intelligence (EI) during aging is a relevant issue because age has been found to be a modulating variable of this construct (Carstensen et al., 2011; Hay & Diehl, 2011), providing adaptation strategies (Delhom et al., 2018). EI has been defined as the ability to perceive, evaluate, and express one's emotions with precision (perceiving emotion), the ability to access and generate feelings that facilitate thought (facilitating thought through emotions), the ability to understand emotions and emotional knowledge (understanding emotions), and the ability to regulate emotions and promote emotional and personal growth (managing emotions) (Mayer &

La inteligencia emocional como predictor del apoyo social percibido en universitarios españoles

“…Este estudio aporta información sobre la relación y el rol predictivo de los distintos componentes de la inteligencia emocional sobre el apoyo social percibido. El hecho de confirmar que algunos componentes de la inteligencia emocional son predictores significativos del apoyo social percibido es importante debido a que la inteligencia emocional puede mejorarse con práctica y entrenamiento (Delhom et al, 2020;Hodzic et al, 2018;Mattingly y Kraiger, 2019;Schutte et al, 2013). Por tanto, una adecuada instrucción que estimulase el desarrollo de la inteligencia emocional repercutiría en un incremento del apoyo social percibido, y así mismo, en un aumento de la salud y el bienestar de los estudiantes tanto a nivel físico como psicológico (Gülaçtı, 2010;Kong et al, 2019;Kong et al, 2012;Lopez-Zafra et al, 2019;Rueger et al, 2016 Wang et al, 2018;Rapoza et al, 2016;Tay et al, 2013).…”

Resilience Coping in Preschool Children: The Role of Emotional Ability, Age, and Gender

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Could Emotional Intelligence Ability Predict Salary? A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multioccupational Sample

“…Therefore, our findings have significant implications for curricula, employee selection, and development programs. In this regard, several authors affirm that EI could be improved through adequate training using scientifically based programs [43][44][45]. Therefore, it seems appropriate to implement this type of training to help people achieve greater socioemotional skills, which will contribute to professional success, achieving higher levels of well-being and better performance.…”