The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Predicting Postpartum Depression

Rode, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1177/0193945915590690

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“…With regard to the fourth hypothesis, our results indicate that depressive symptomatology is only partially associated with MSCEIT, specifically, only with the using emotions branch. These findings contrast with previous research finding an association between depression and EI ability, particularly with the branches of understanding and managing emotions (Fernández-Berrocal & Extremera, 2016; Latorre et al, 2013; Rode, 2016; Sawaya et al., 2015).…”

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Ability emotional intelligence in young people and older adults with and without depressive symptoms, considering gender and educational level

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Background There is little research on differences in Emotional Intelligence (EI) ability at different stages of adult development. The few published studies tend not to use older adult samples. Previous studies on EI ability and age have shown contradictory results. Our main objective was to evaluate results in EI ability across different stages of adult development, taking into account gender, depressive symptoms, and educational level. Methods We interviewed 166 participants (108 women), 66 of whom were aged 18–30 years, 53 aged 31–60 years, and 40 aged 61–76 years. All were either working or enrolled in colleges at the time of the study. The assessment tools used were the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), a test that assesses performance-based EI, and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale, a tool to evaluate depressive symptoms. Results Young people, women, and participants with a higher educational level achieved higher scores on the MSCEIT. Additionally, depressive symptomatology was only partially associated with the MSCEIT (i.e., with the using emotions branch). However, a subsequent joint analysis of the independent effects of variables age, gender, educational level, and depressive symptomatology and their interactions on MSCEIT total suggests that only educational level and depressive symptomatology were associated with EI ability, with the direct relationship between age and gender with MSCEIT disappearing. Additionally, our study indicated an interaction effect between age and depressive symptoms, showing that participants in age cohorts 18–30 and 31–60 and without depressive symptoms have a higher EI ability. Discussion Our study suggests that the direct effects of age and gender on EI ability across adult development, using a wide age range, can change or disappear when effects of educational level and depressive symptomatology, and their interactions, are controlled for. Our results also suggest that EI ability is a protective factor against depression in some age cohorts. This novel aspect of our study does not appear in the previous literature. However, prospective studies are needed to verify these findings and examine whether other psychological variables could determine the relations between age, gender and EI ability across adult development.

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“…The authors found that participants with depressive symptoms evaluate a neutral face in a more negative way. Rode (2016) showed that EI, measured with the MSCEIT, predicts postpartum depression in addition to social support and stressful life events. A study by Sawaya et al.…”

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Ability emotional intelligence in young people and older adults with and without depressive symptoms, considering gender and educational level

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“…Persons with low emotional intelligence are unable to monitor their adverse emotions and are more predisposed to mental health problems (Salovey, 2001). Several studies in diverse populations (e.g., university students [Barraza‐López et al, 2017; Ordoñez, 2020; Wells et al, 2021], community adults [Salguero‐Alcaniz et al, 2021], post‐partum women [Rode, 2016]) have shown that emotional intelligence is inversely associated with depression. In addition, high levels of emotional intelligence have been suggested to protect against the occurrence of depression (Żuchowicz et al, 2018).…”

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Validation of the Arabic version of the Assessing Emotions Scale measuring emotional intelligence in a Lebanese sample

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The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Arabic version of the Assessing Emotions Scale (AES-Ar) among a sample of Lebanese young adults. A total of 402 Lebanese university students and their contacts were recruited for the study. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) investigated the structure of the scale. The CFA for investigating a four-factor solution using all items showed the fit indices were acceptable (χ 2 /df = 1803.15/489 = 3.69; RMSEA = 0.082 [0.078-0.086]; CFI = 0.88; TLI = 0.87) but the loading of the negatively worded items 5, 28 and 33 were low on their respective factors. When testing the four-factor model after removing items 5, 28 and 33, the results improved further with good fit indices of the model (χ 2 /df = 1383.184/399 = 3.46, RMSEA = 0.078 [0.074-0.0832], CFI = 0.91 and TLI = 0.90) and good factor loading of each item on each factor, respectively. No measurement invariance was found between genders. The AES-Ar Cronbach's α was excellent (0.976). Higher Assessing Emotions Scale-Ar scores, based on the 30 positively worded items, were significantly associated with greater self-esteem (r = .547; p < .001), and less depression (r = −.295; p < .001). Our results suggest that the AES-Ar is appropriate for use to measure emotional intelligence in Arabic-speaking populations.

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“…The findings of the current study are as well in agreement with what informed by Jahangard et al (2012) they showed associations between enhanced emotional intelligence and better mental health. Additionally, Rode’s (2016) study on the effects of EI on postpartum depression during the third trimester and 9 weeks after labor in 165 pregnant women has shown that EI training had a significant effect on postpartum depression. In addition, Delhom et al (2018) have reported that individuals with high EI could benefit from and use problem-solving and coping skills effectively to achieve high psychological well-being and happiness.…”

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Effects of Emotional Intelligence Training on Symptom Severity in Patients With Depressive Disorders

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Depressive disorders affect individual’s thoughts, feelings, and social interactions. Enhancing emotional competencies of depressed individuals may alleviate their suffering. Purpose: This study aimed to compare depression severity and emotional intelligence before and after emotional intelligence training in patients with depressive disorders. Methods: A nonrandomized trial (one-group pretest–posttest) research design was applied to 69 patients purposively recruited. The patients’ sociodemographic and clinical data were collected. The Beck Depression Inventory-II and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form were completed before and immediately after an 8-weeks of focused weekly group training. Results: A significant improvement in the scores of well-being, self-control, emotionality, and sociability; total emotional intelligence scores; and total depression scores was perceived after training ( Z = 5.601, 4.398, 5.686, and 3.516; 4.943; and 2.387, respectively). Implications for Nursing Practice: As emotional intelligence can be learned; it may be a target for interventions when dealing with patients with depressive disorders by strengthening their emotional intelligence.

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Predicting Postpartum Depression

Cited by 10 publications

References 34 publications

Ability emotional intelligence in young people and older adults with and without depressive symptoms, considering gender and educational level

Ability emotional intelligence in young people and older adults with and without depressive symptoms, considering gender and educational level

Validation of the Arabic version of the Assessing Emotions Scale measuring emotional intelligence in a Lebanese sample

Effects of Emotional Intelligence Training on Symptom Severity in Patients With Depressive Disorders

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