| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7252171 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Recent research illuminated the links between Agency, Communion, trait emotional intelligence (TEI), and internalizing mental health difficulties (IMHDs). However, for a more complete picture, unmitigated Agency and Communion have also to be considered. Drawing on a sample of NÂ =Â 405 female occupational therapists, the present study examined (a) the factorial validity of the German TEI Questionnaire Short Form, (b) the relations of TEI to Agency, Communion, and their unmitigated variants, and (c) a multiple predictor-TEI-IMHDs mediation model. The factor structure suggested by TEI theory fitted approximately to the data. Agency and Communion related positively and both unmitigated traits related negatively to TEI. Indirect effects via TEI on IMHDs emerged for all four traits. The results help to integrate TEI within the Agency-Communion framework and suggest that TEI is an important intervening variable that helps to clarify the links of agentic and communal traits to mental health.
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Authors
Ingo Jacobs, Chu-Won Sim, Julia Zimmermann,