Characteristic emotional intelligence and emotional well-being
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Both theory and previous research suggest a link between emotional intelligence and emotional well-being. Emotional intelligence includes the ability to understand and regulate emotions; emotional well-being includes positive mood and high self-esteem. Two studies investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence and mood, and between emotional intelligence and self-esteem. The results of these studies indicated that higher emotional intelligence was associated with characteristically positive mood and higher self-esteem. The results of a third study indicated that higher emotional intelligence was associated with a higher positive mood state and greater state self-esteem. The third study also investigated the role of emotional intelligence in mood and self-esteem regulation and found that individuals with higher emotional intelligence showed less of a decrease in positive mood and self-esteem after a negative state induction using the Velten method, and showed more of an increase in positive mood, but not in self-esteem, after a positive state induction. The findings were discussed in the light of previous work on emotional intelligence, and recommendations were made for further study.
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- Authors
- Schutte, N. S., Malouff, J. M., Simunek, M., McKenley, J., & Hollander, S.
- Affiliations
- University of New England (AU)
- Nova Southeastern University (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- Venue
- Cognition and Emotion
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-11
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 769-785
- ISSN
- 0269-9931 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0600
- OpenAlex
- W2133852441
- Cited by
- 536
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 30
- FWCI
- 8.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Cognition & Emotion (publishedVersion)
- RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
- EPubDev Repository (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Education › Social Skills and Education
- Keywords
- emotional intelligence, emotional well-being, positive mood, self-esteem, mood regulation, self-esteem regulation, emotion regulation
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