Temperament and sense of coherence: emotional intelligence as a mediator

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Sense of coherence (SOC) reflects an individual’s capacity and available resources to deal with stressful situations. For some time now studies have revealed that people differ in their experience of SOC; yet, very little is known about how and through which mechanisms a high level of SOC is formed. In order to increase our understanding about the paths to a high SOC in the stage of adulthood, we focused on exploring the role both of temperament, as it has been confirmed as a potential component in the development of more complex traits that emerge later in life, and of emotional intelligence (EI) as it has been found to increase SOC. The sample consisted of 173 participants between 18 and 49. We used the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A), Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ), and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (INTE). Results showed a negative correlation between the depressive, cyclothymic, irritable, and anxious dimensions of temperament and SOC, and EI. There was also a positive correlation between hyperthymic temperament and SOC, and EI. EI correlated positively with a general sense of coherence and its three dimensions. The PROCESS macro for SPSS showed that emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between depressive, cyclothymic, hyperthymic, irritable and anxious temperament, comprehensibility, manageability, meaningfulness, and global orientation to life. On the basis of the obtained outcomes, it can be stated that emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between dimensions of temperament and dimensions of SOC.

Tytuł
Temperament and sense of coherence: emotional intelligence as a mediator
Twórca
Szcześniak Małgorzata ORCID 0000-0002-6637-2304
Słowa kluczowe
temperament; sense of coherence; emotional intelligence; temperament; poczucie koherencji; inteligencja emocjonalna
Współtwórca
Strochalska Klaudia
Data
2020
Typ zasobu
artykuł
Identyfikator zasobu
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17010219
Źródło
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, vol. 17, iss. 1, [br. s.]
Język
angielski
Prawa autorskie
CC BY CC BY
Kategorie
Publikacje pracowników US
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