A nationally representative study of emotional competence and health.
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Emotional competence (EC; also called "emotional intelligence"), which refers to individual differences in the identification, understanding, expression, regulation, and use of one's emotions and those of others, has been found to be an important predictor of individuals' adaptation to their environment. Higher EC is associated with greater happiness, better mental health, more satisfying social and marital relationships, and greater occupational success. Whereas a considerable amount of research has documented the significance of EC, 1 domain has been crucially under investigated: the relationship between EC and physical health. We examined the relationship between EC and objective health indicators in 2 studies (N1 = 1,310; N2 = 9,616) conducted in collaboration with the largest Mutual Benefit Society in Belgium. These studies allowed us (a) to compare the predictive power of EC with other well-known predictors of health such as age, sex, Body Mass Index, education level, health behaviors (diet, physical activity, smoking and drinking habits), positive and negative affect, and social support; (b) to clarify the relative weight of the various EC dimensions in predicting health; and (c) to determine to what extent EC moderates the effect of already known predictors on health. Results show that EC is a significant predictor of health that has incremental predictive power over and above other predictors. Findings also show that high EC significantly attenuates (and sometimes compensates for) the impact of other risk factors. Therefore, we argue that EC deserves greater interest and attention from health professionals and governments.
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“It also relates negatively to behaviors with deleterious health effects, such as smoking, drug use, and self-harming (Riley & Schutte, 2003; Schutte, Malouff & Hine, 2011), but positively to health-promoting behaviors, such as physical activity and a healthy diet (Mikolajczak et al., 2015; Saklofske et al., 2007).”
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- Authors
- Mikolajczak, M., Avalosse, H., Vancorenland, S., Verniest, R., Callens, M., van Broeck, N., Fantini-Hauwel, C., & Mierop, A.
- Affiliations
- UCLouvain (BE)
- Landsbond der Christelijke Mutualiteiten (Belgium) (BE)
- Venue
- Emotion
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 653-667
- ISSN
- 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
- 1931-1516
- OpenAlex
- W1966663871
- Cited by
- 137
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 20.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- lirias.kuleuven.be
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Emotion (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Access to Libraries (submittedVersion)
- Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Social Sciences › Education › Social Skills and Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- emotional competence, emotional intelligence, physical health, health risk factors, emotion regulation, positive and negative affect, social support, health behavior, body mass index, predictors of health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alcohol Drinking, Belgium, Diet, Educational Status, Female, Health, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Sex Factors, Smoking, Social Support, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Young Adult, Emotional Intelligence
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