TY - JOUR
AU - Humphrey, Neil
AB - Emotional intelligence (EI) is reliably associated with better mental health. Agrowing body of evidence suggests that EI acts as a protective buffer againstsome psychosocial stressors to promote adaptation. However, little is knownabout how the two principle forms of EI (trait and ability) work together toimpact underlying stressor-health processes in adolescence. One thousand onehundred and seventy British adolescents (mean age = 13.03 years;SD = 1.26) completed a variety of standardized instrumentsassessing EI; coping styles; family dysfunction; negative life events;socioeconomic adversity; depression and disruptive behavior. Path analyses foundthat trait and ability EI work in tandem to modify the selectionand efficacy of avoidant coping to influence the indirecteffect of stressors on depression but not disruptive behavior. Nevertheless,actual emotional skill (ability EI) appears dependent onperceived competency (trait EI) to realize advantageousoutcomes. Findings are evaluated and discussed with reference to theoretical andpractical implications.
TI - Ability Versus Trait Emotional Intelligence 
JF - Journal of Individual Differences
DO - 10.1027/1614-0001/a000127
DA - 2014-03-15
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/ability-versus-trait-emotional-intelligence-MWkz6K2e0I
SP - 54
EP - 62
VL - 35
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -