Perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction among adolescent students: The mediating role of resilience.
Journal of Happiness Studies 20 : 2489-2506 (2019)
Abstract
[EN]Although there is a growing interest in identifying the psychological strengths that enhance
students’ life satisfaction, there is a lack of understanding of the mechanisms involved in
during adolescence. This study aimed to examine whether resilience serves as mediator
in the relationship between perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in adolescence. To prove this hypothesis, nine hundred and forty-fve adolescent students were
asked to complete several self-report questionnaires: the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Analysis of the
hypothesized model indicated that resilience mediated the association between the three
dimensions of emotional intelligence (emotional attention, emotional clarity, and emotional repair) and life satisfaction. Results also revealed a direct infuence of the sub-scale
of emotional repair on life satisfaction. According to the multi-group test, the identifed
model was invariant across gender so that the resilient processes through which perceived
emotional intelligence afects student’s life satisfaction were similar for males and females.
The present fndings highlight the importance of developing resilience as a possible target
for school interventions aimed at improving adolescent’s life satisfaction. In addition to
these implications, the article concludes with limitations and directions for further research
suggesting the need for longitudinal studies beyond self-reported measures