Pathways between Ability Emotional Intelligence and Subjective Well-Being: Bridging Links through Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies

Abstract

Based on a primary prevention perspective, the main purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between ability emotional intelligence, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and well-being indicators (e.g., psychological well-being and satisfaction with life), controlling for sociodemographic variables and personality traits in our analyses. Three hundred and seventy-eight college students (123 males; 252 females; 3 unreported) participated voluntarily in this study. We predicted that ability emotional intelligence would be significantly and positively correlated with well-being outcomes, and that cognitive emotion regulation strategies would mediate the associations between ability emotional intelligence and well-being, controlling for sociodemographic and personality traits. Structural equation modelling estimated by bootstrap method indicated that two adaptive cognitive coping strategies were found to act as partial mediators between ability emotional intelligence and well-being indicators. Our findings provide preliminary support for theoretical work linking ability emotional intelligence, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and well-being outcomes, and contribute to the understanding of how ability emotional intelligence is related to subjective well-being via specific cognitive emotion regulation strategies in college students.

Untangling the Emotional Intelligence-Suicidal Ideation Connection: The Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Adolescents

“…in response to stressors than their counterparts, who exhibit a lower confidence in their emotional abilities. These findings expand on and support past studies [ 19 , 27 ] indicating that people who are good at expressing and discriminating their emotions tend to cope more effectively in stressful situations of daily life, using more adaptive strategies for modifying the emotional state if desired. Furthermore, EI was negatively related to suicidal ideation in both studies.…”

“…In line with the empirical evidence that emotionally intelligent adolescents report higher psychological health and lower suicidal ideation, it seems important to address the pathways by which EI operates. Previous studies have pointed out different potential mechanisms, including positive and negative affect [ 17 , 18 ] and coping strategies [ 13 , 19 ].…”

“…Previous empirical research suggests that EI may influence psychological health by providing the ability to overcome life stressors more successfully [ 3 , 13 ]. Therefore, individuals with high EI might exert a positive effect on suicidal ideation by using more effective and active coping strategies or engaging in lower maladaptive strategies than individuals with lower EI [ 26 ], which would impact positively on mental health outcomes [ 19 , 27 ]. For instance, Extremera et al [ 19 ] have found recently that some adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies act as mediators in the associations between EI and well-being.…”

“…Therefore, individuals with high EI might exert a positive effect on suicidal ideation by using more effective and active coping strategies or engaging in lower maladaptive strategies than individuals with lower EI [ 26 ], which would impact positively on mental health outcomes [ 19 , 27 ]. For instance, Extremera et al [ 19 ] have found recently that some adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies act as mediators in the associations between EI and well-being. At the same time, accumulating evidence suggests that the use of maladaptive coping strategies, the limited access to effective emotion regulation strategies and difficulties in regulating emotions are related to an increased risk of suicidal ideation [ 28 , 29 , 30 ].…”

Emotional Intelligence as a Resource for Codependent Women

“…org/10.15405/epsbs.2020.10.04.27 Corresponding Author: Svetlana Abdurakhmanovna Khazova Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 2357-1330 214 strategies: problem-solving, social support seeking, cognitive evaluation, somatic and emotional inhibition etc. (Kiseleva, 2015;Moradi et al, 2011); second, it can positively correlate with well-being (Extremera et al, 2020); third, disorders of emotional intelligence can lead to disorders of the affective spectrum (Pluzhnikov, 2009).…”