The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Anxiety and Depression among Adolescents

By P. Fernández-Berrocal, Rocío Alcaide, Natalio Extremera, David A Pizarro. Individual Differences Research, 2006

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This study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence, anxiety and depression among adolescents. Two hundred and fifty high-school students were administered the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), a self-report measure of emotional intelligence, along with measures of thought suppression, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. It was hypothesized that emotional abilities would predict psychological adjustment above and beyond factors that have been previously associated with poor adjustment (i.e., self-esteem and thought suppression). The study revealed two main findings. First, self-reported ability to regulate mood (Emotional Repair) was positively related to self-esteem. Second, self-reported emotional intelligence was negatively related to levels of depression and anxiety. Specifically, the ability to discriminate clearly among feelings (Emotional Clarity) and the ability to self-regulate emotional states were associated with better psychological adjustment, independent of the effects of self-esteem and thought suppression. The results , provide support for the hypothesis that emotional abilities are an important and unique contributor to psychological adjustment.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Perceived emotional intelligence as predictor of psychological adjustment in adolescents: a 1-year prospective study (2012, background): “levels of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress, independently of the effects of self-esteem or thought suppression (Extremera et al. 2007; Fernández-Berrocal et al. 2006; Montañés and Latorre 2004; Williams et al. 2004).”
Perceived Emotional Intelligence, Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents (2011, background): “In particular, mood clarity and emotional repair showed higher correlations with self-esteem (Fernández-Berrocal et al., 2006).”
Managing the Transition to College: Family Functioning, Emotion Coping, and Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood (2011, methodology): “The TMMS is one of the most widely used self-reported measures of emotional intelligence (Fernandez-Berrocal et al., 2006).”
An Investigation of Academic Procrastination, Locus of Control, and Emotional Intelligence* (2009, background): “Some of those are emotional intelligence and overcoming the stress (Deniz & Yilmaz, 2006; Gocet, 2006), life satisfaction (Deniz & Yılmaz, 2004; Palmer et al, 2002; Wing et al, 2006), anxiety and depression (Fernandez-Berrocal et al, 2006) and personality (Lopes et al, 2003).”