The relationship between emotional intelligence and well-being in academic employees

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between emotional demands, emotional intelligence and perceived stress in a sample of academic employees. The sample size of 100% (N =533) includes the following: 45.8% (N = 244) are male with a mean age of 48.78 (SD = 10.9) and median of 49; and 54.2% (N = 289) are female with a mean age of 47.29 (SD = 9.78) and median of 48. All academics work for universities in different countries around the world. Instruments associated with managing emotions (Trait emotional intelligence questionnaire- short form, TEIQue-SF) and perceived stress scale (PSS) are used in this study and the findings show that there is an invert relationship between perceived stress scale (PSS) and managing emotions; as PSS reduces managing emotions increases. The findings of this study provide a user-friendly summary that can inform and contribute to theory and future research.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Social Science Studies
Volume4
Issue number5
Early online date22 Mar 2016
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 22 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Emotional intelligence
  • well-being
  • academics
  • Bowen
  • Rose
  • Pilkington

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