Naslov
Unique contribution of Trait Emotional Intelligence in prediction of Life Satisfaction and Risk Behaviors

Autori
Takšić, Vladimir ; Mohorić, Tamara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts / Brdar, Ingrid - Rijeka : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2008, 39-39

ISBN
978-953-6104-66-6

Skup
4th European Conference on Positive Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 01.07.2008. - 04.07.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
trait emotional intelligence; life satisfaction; risk behaviors

Sažetak
Most commonly used definition of emotional intelligence is “ the ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion in the self and others” (Mayer & Salovey, 1997). The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between trait emotional intelligence, big five personality traits and some positive and negative outcomes in college student sample. Subjects were 288 college students from University of Rijeka and Osijek. Trait emotional intelligence was measured by Emotional Skills and Competences Questionnaire (ESCQ, Taksic, 2000). The questionnaire has 45 items divided into three subscales: a) the Perceive and Understand emotions ; b) the Express and Label emotions and c) the Manage and Regulate emotions. Big Five personality traits were measured with the Big Five Inventory (BFI ; John, Donahue, & Kentle, 1991). The 44 BFI items consist of short and easy-to-understand phrases to assess the prototypical traits defining each of the Big Five dimensions. Life satisfaction questionnaire is a short five-item scale which measures overall life satisfaction. Risk behaviors were taken from the College Student Life Scale Space (CSLSS, Brackett, 2001). Only two subscales were used: risk behaviors (use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs) and relationships/romantic relations in the last six months. Emotional intelligence is positively correlated with Life Satisfaction and negatively with Risk behaviors. Results also showed positive correlation of emotional intelligence with Openness, Conscientiousness and Extraversion from the Big Five. Correlation with Agreeableness is also positive but slightly lower, while it is negative with Neuroticism. In conclusion, the results indicated importance of relations between trait emotional intelligence, the Big Five and Life satisfaction. The relations are not too high to set questions about the divergent validity of the trait emotional intelligence construct. Other potential implications of the results will be discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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